Self Love

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a safe, blessed, and productive day so far!

Love yourself! That's a phrase that I hear a lot, especially lately. Why is self love important? So that you can live your best life and move forward, not backward. So that you can love and treat others properly. So your happiness comes from the inside and isn't dependent on other people or materialistic things. Would you want someone else treating you like trash? Well then why do you treat yourself like that? It's time to start loving yourself!!

Stop Settling

Stop settling for anything and anyone just because you're lonely or because you don't think you can have anything better. Know that you deserve more than a little bit. You deserve that high paying job. You deserve someone who will treat you right. You deserve to be loved. Raise your expectations and stick to them. Don't lower your standards just to have something or someone. Know what you want and go for it!

Forgive yourself

This seems to be one of the hardest things to do. You keep replaying your past mistakes and wondering why you didn't do things differently. But this only hinders progress and may even make you feel worse about yourself. Learn to forgive yourself. Throw out those thoughts that make you replay your past. Know that everyone makes mistakes and you are not alone. Learn to move on and not dwell in the past. Now you know better, so do better!

Think and say positive things about yourself

Other people can tell you how beautiful, intelligent, and nice you are all day, But if you don't believe it, it doesn't matter. What you think and say about yourself makes the biggest difference in how you carry yourself. Speak positivity over yourself everyday and remind yourself how valuable, loved, and beautiful you are. Thinking positively makes a HUGE difference. Try it.

Stop being afraid of what others will think

It's no secret that most people tend to think about what others will think or say about them if they do something. We often let other people determine how we will live, but that keeps us from living our best life. If we let others stop us from living, we don't really love ourselves. Loving yourself means not caring about what others will say, but being content with your decisions knowing that you tried the best you could. Stop letting people prevent you from living. Be at peace with yourself and live!!

Make time for yourself

It's essential to take time for yourself at some point. Being around others constantly can be overwhelming and you can't function properly on E! Take time to recharge and reflect. Take a bubble bath, get your nails done, read a book. Do whatever it takes for you to refresh and get it together. Just don't forget to take care of yourself!

Stop comparing yourself

This is something that a lot of people struggle with, especially now with all types of social media available. It doesn't matter what the next person has or is doing. Be content with yourself and what you have and who you are. You have everything you need at the moment so don't rush to get what everyone else has. Be grateful and use what you have.

The moral of the story is..... love yourself!! Self love puts a lot of things in perspective and shows you that you don't need to be like anyone else or have what everyone else has. Spend time getting to know and love yourself!!

What are you doing to start showing more love to yourself?

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