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F.L.Y First Love Yourself

Loving youself is a key essential to happiness.

Janae' Sims
Sep 28, 2016
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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F.L.Y First Love Yourself
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What does it mean to love yourself fully? To me, it means to have self-acceptance. You get the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly. There are aspects that you cannot change, but you embrace them regardless. It is a positive self-image that you have of you as a woman. It is knowing that you are not perfect. I think people tend to stick a negative connotation to the term of “loving yourself.” This does not mean arrogant, conceited, or that you are better/above everyone else. And it doesn’t mean that you’re being selfish to care about whom you are, what you think, and feel. Instead it means that you are and know that you are a worthy woman.

You work on yourself because we all should be the best person we can be. No matter how big or small, know that you contribute something to this world.You matter in all ways whether you think so or not. Not everyone will love you, and not everyone has to. Go, back and read that last sentence. It doesn’t reflect upon you. Appraisal and approval of every single person is not possible without changing who you are at aspect or group of people you meet. If you are happy doing what you do (you should be) then no one else’s opinions and judgements ought to make a difference.

Discover what makes you who you are. The things that make you unique will help you to learn to appreciate the woman that you are. Do what makes you happy, not others. Start loving yourself for your benefit! The change you will feel within will literally be the best feeling.

If you read this and haven’t really learned or picked up on anything then I want you to take this one concept home: when you stop judging you, then you no longer have to judge others and you can begin to love the womanly you. Leave the feelings of unworthiness, guiltiness, and being below everyone in the past. Be good to yourself because you are enough.

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