Imagine what loving yourself can do for you.
It’s not just about how you see yourself. It’s not just about your self-confidence. Loving yourself has everything to do with how you treat others lovingly.
Loving yourself is fully embracing you–all of you.
And accepting yourself and opening up to your deepest vulnerabilities, being honest with your feelings, and dealing positively with darkness and depression.
Loving yourself means loving all of yourself.
Even the parts that are ashamed. Even the parts that are intolerant. Even the parts that aren’t yet ready to come out or have a voice heard.
Loving yourself means giving yourself space for healing. And creating boundaries to protect that space ungivingafuckedly.
People that don’t know how to wholly and completely love themselves might mistake this for narcissism or vanity. It’s not–it’s leveling up from that kind of bullshit. Where narcissism gives people a sense of superiority, love simply evens the playing field for all.
Keep loving yourself because you’re showing them how the fuck it’s done.
Loving yourself doesn’t make your dark side go away. It makes it ok for you to accept that it’s there and be open to the lessons it presents, taking responsibility for yourself now, in the past, and where you’re going.
So listen to your self talk–don’t stifle it. You’re not going to think positive thoughts all the time, and that’s ok. Because that self talk is telling you exactly where to love yourself even more.
Do that.
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