In a world where we are so focused on how we look and what we do, we often undermine our own self-worth and image. The reality is that you are the most important in your life because you have the power to control it all, and here are several quotes to remind you just how special you are and why you need to appreciate every part of yourself.
1. āLove yourself first, because thatās who youāll be spending the rest of your life with.ā ā Anonymous
2. āWork on being in love with the person in the mirror who has been through so much but is still standing.ā āAnonymous
3. āLoving yourself isnāt vanity. Itās sanity.ā ā Andre Gide
4. āFall in love with taking care of yourself. Mind. Body. Spirit.ā āAnonymous
5. āFalling in love with yourself first doesnāt make you vain or selfish ā it makes you indestructible.ā āAnonymous
6. āLove yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and wonāt accept.ā ā Anna Taylor
7. āSelf-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.ā āAnonymous
8. āDonāt let hollow heroes distract you from saving yourself.ā ā Nikki Rowe
9. āBe very very very gentle with yourself. The world is very very very hard on you.ā āAnonymous
10. āYou can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It's not like you have forever, so don't waste any of your seconds, don't throw even one of your moments away.ā āC. Joybell C.
11. āConfidence is knowing who you are and not changing it a bit because of someoneās version of reality is not your reality.ā āShannon L. Alder
12. āYour crown has been bought and paid for. Put it on your head and wear it.ā āDr. Maya Angelou
13. āNever allow yourself to be defined by someone elseās opinion.ā āAnonymous
14. āRemember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.ā āEleanor Roosevelt
15. āWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.ā āRalph Waldo Emerson
16. āYou yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.ā āBuddha
17. āA man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.ā āMark Twain
18. āWhen you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.ā āJean Shinoda Bolen
19. āA healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.ā āAndrew Matthews
20. āDonāt ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.ā āHoward Washington Thurman
21. āAct as if what you do makes a difference. It does.ā āWilliam James
22. āYou are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.ā āYogi Bhajan
These are just a few quotes to think about the next time you put yourself down or are harsh to yourself. We all do it, and it's natural. But it's also important to be kind and gentle to yourself especially when the world feels most cruel.
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