We tell ourselves that we cant love others without loving yourself first. But what if we display love to others as we love ourselves is that the same or something entirely different. We say we work on "me" and everything else will follow. Heres to loving you and every part of you; the hurt you, the depressed you, anxious you, the scared and terrified you, the you that keeps you up at night with thoughts, and wants that are on the back of your mind hoping that you might achieve one day, maybe someday as we continue to say. The you that you cant even face sometimes, the you hoping that things will get better. The YOU that feels like its too much, the you thinking you might end it once and for all. The YOU someone will love if you do this or that. The you that wants to make a change. The adventurous you, the you that is stuck. May you love you a little more right now. The stress you. Take it a moment at a time, not a day, not a years later, but moment by moment. Love you as you are, not as you should be. Here's to loving you and now loving myself a bit better.
Self love; It means being the hero of your life, not the victim. It means rewiring what you have until your everyday life isn’t something you need therapy to recover from. It is no longer choosing a life that looks good over a life that feels good. It is giving the hell up on some goals so you can care about others. It is being honest even if that means you aren’t universally liked. It is meeting your own needs so you aren’t anxious and dependent on other people. Because its not all baths salts and chocolate cake. - Brianna Weist