Learn to love yourself like you deserve.
I think that too often we seek the love that we know we deserve in other people. And though it's lovely to feel loved and appreciated by those that matter to us- it's not just their love that we should seek. YOU are worthy of love and kindness. And you should remember to give yourself that love instead of just waiting to be given it.
Loving yourself doesn't have to be associated with vanity. Loving yourself is a form of self-care, a mental health technique called self compassion. So we shouldn't shy away from giving ourselves love the way we wouldn't shy away from taking vitamins to stay healthy.
Have strong relationships with those you love and embrace them. But also learn to be there for yourself too. Give yourself the love you wish for because YOU deserve it.
To the person going through day to day feeling no meaning in life, to the person fighting challenges, to the person smiling and feeling content, to the person who needs this and the person who doesn't. This articles is for YOU. Read on for 20 reasons to remind yourself why you are worth appreciating and loving.
Your Journey
1. You have grown so much over the course of your life. Look back at where you once were, maybe it was recently or maybe it was at a time long ago. Look at how far you have come.
2. You have come out of your comfort zone. Maybe it was something small, or maybe it was really big. But at some point you have- no matter what it was. Maybe you gave a presentation, maybe you started up your own business or maybe you opened up to someone about how you'd been feeling. Nothing has been too small. Be proud of yourself.
3. Over the course of your life you have learnt what is important to you. You have acknowledged your values and done your best to do right by them.
4. Your life is full of such beautiful moments. You have created a life worth remembering, a worthwhile life. Even in the hard times and trials, there are still beautiful moments.
5. You have had ups and downs- and you have survived them all. You've smiled and cried and embraced it all. You've come a long way through it all and you're still going.
Your Strength
6. You are here. Which means that every battle that has been thrown your way, YOU have conquered. You're a fighter and you keep fighting. No matter what you've faced you're still here. That's worth celebrating.
7. In every situation you have done your absolute best, even if you don't think it. You did whatever you could in each situation and that is enough.
8. Sometimes in life, you've felt like giving up- not getting up, not turning up. But you did anyway. You kept going.
9. You've gone with the change that life has thrown at you. You may not have wanted to but when change occurred you adapted. No matter how long it took, no matter if you still are. You're still here and that shows your strength in the face of change.
10. After failure and rejection, you've stayed strong. You picked yourself up after losses and kept going.
Your love:
11. You have put smiles on peoples faces, even unknowingly- just by being you, you have made people's day.
12. You have good intentions, even when sometimes things go wrong or you make mistakes. At the base of everything you have a good heart.
13. You've smiled at a stranger- and that smile could've saved that persons life. You make a difference to people.
14. You look out for the people you love, you care.
15. You give others your love, even when you feel empty insight. You are warm hearted- regardless of if your mind tries to tell you otherwise.
You're You:
16. In this world with the sun and the sky, the clouds and the moon. In all the beauty around us, God decided that His creation would not be complete- without YOU.
17. Every single one of your qualities are unique, even the ones you may not particularly like that much, from your smile and your eyes, to your laugh and weird habits. No one has those but YOU and that makes you special.
18. Your mind is unique. The things you think, the way you think. The intricacies of you mentally are so individual and that makes you so special.
19. You have so many beautiful qualities, even ones you haven't ever acknowledged or noticed yourself. You may be patient or passionate, optimistic or adventurous and so much more than that. Take time to get to know yourself, be proud of those good qualities that you have.
20. There are so many layers to you: your experiences, your emotions, your love of others, your spirituality, your likes and dislikes. And every one of those layers is beautiful and unique to YOU.
This article was inspired by a post on Tiny Buddha, read their blog for other uplifting ideas.