Self Love,

I’ve been on a journey lately. A journey deep inside myself with the goal of learning to truly love the person that I am. It has not been easy. While being kind and loving to others has always been second nature to me, the idea of treating myself with that same compassion and care has proven to be one of the most difficult things in my life. But I’ve been working hard on it, and lately I am better prepared for this battle, one of self-acceptance and love that I didn’t know before.

People say that self-love takes time to fully achieve. That once you’ve reached that point, no one can make you feel less of a person and no one can dictate your worth. It seemed so hard it almost felt unreachable to some, myself included. But what people don’t realize is that self-love isn’t a state of consistency. Some days will be harder and more often than not, you’ll find it hard to breathe or find the strength to do what you love.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Some days you won’t always love yourself, and there will be mornings where you dislike everything you see when you stare at your reflection. And even though you had a great day at work or you had a lot of fun after a night out with your friends and you can’t stop smiling about how smooth your day went, you can still still wake up feeling empty the next day. And that’s okay. As you grow older, you will realize that yes, there will be hard days, and that’s where self love comes in.

Self love is an ongoing process, not a one time fix. You can only take one step at a time. That very step will point you in the direction of the next one. By allowing yourself to feel vulnerable, abandoned, or stuck all a part of the process you will offer yourself space where healing can find you unexpectedly, so remain open.

Don’t be afraid of your own company. Spending quality time with yourself is the best way to begin and strengthen your self love journey.

P/s ; Don’t try and change the real you, in order to fit into other people’s skewed views of what is ‘normal’, ‘acceptable’, or ‘beautiful’. You are you, and you are beautiful. Never let the world dull your sparkle. Your soul will shine brightest in its natural form.

- emiriskndr -