SELF LOVE

Self-love is basically about liking yourself, flaws and all. It's not about being a jerk or thinking you're better than everyone else. It just means knowing you're worth something, setting limits for what you'll put up with, and taking care of your head and heart. We live in a world that's always telling us we're not good enough. So, in that kind of world, liking yourself is kind of a radical thing to do; it's like healing yourself and taking back your power.

To really like yourself, you gotta accept who you are, good parts and bad. It means cutting yourself slack for screwing up in the past and knowing that getting better is a process, not something that happens overnight. I think it's like that, when you truly like yourself, you don't need everyone else to tell you you're great all the time. You just kind of know it, deep down. And when you've got that kind of confidence, you make better choices, end up with better people in your life, and just live a more real life.

There are tons of ways to show yourself some love. You can start by talking to yourself nicely; like, be your own cheerleader. Do things you're actually into.

Take care of your body (eat good food, get some sleep, move around). And hang out with people who make you feel good instead of dragging you down. It also means being okay with saying ‘no’ to things that suck your energy and ‘yes’ to things that make you happy and calm. When you like yourself, you bounce back from tough times easier, you're nice to others, and you're better at sharing the love. You can be kinder to yourself

When it comes down to it, self-love is where real happiness starts. It lets us live life to the fullest, say what we really think, and go after what we want without being scared. Also it reminds us that we are enough, just as we are and don't need to change ourselves.

In a world that often tells us we’re not, choosing to like ourselves is one of the bravest and most beautiful things we can do and the most real thing we can do.