I feel like our generation has become so dependent on someone else to fulfill their own happiness. We desperately seek to be in a relationship, thinking that is the only way we can be loved and be happy. What if I told you that you can be in a relationship with yourself? Wouldn't it be nice to wake up every morning knowing that you love yourself, and that's all that matters? Because at the end of the day, that's all that should matter.
We need to understand that you don't need to be in a relationship with someone just to feel happy and feel accepted. It's so important that we love ourselves first. There's so much about ourselves that we can figure out just by focusing on and taking care of ourselves. Find out your desires, fears, strengths, weaknesses. Find out what you want to do with your life and what drives you. Dig into crevices and learn more about yourself than you ever have before. You'll be surprised with what you are capable of and how much potential you have.
You can be in a relationship with yourself. Treat yourself to dinner and a movie if you feel like it! Buy that purse or video game you've been eyeing for a while - guilt free, because you deserve it. Spend time with yourself. Some people are so afraid of being alone, but I feel like that is the best chance to get to know yourself and figure yourself out. We spend too much time trying to please others and putting up a front to feel accepted; sometimes we need to get away from everything and just be alone.
It's time that you take care of yourself. Take care of your body, both in and out. Eat healthy, go on a walk, pick up a new hobby. Focus on yourself when you feel angry or upset, because that's when you need to listen to your body the most. Find what makes you happy and continue to do that. Once you are able to see how you and your body react to certain situations, you'll have more control.
Falling in love with yourself will not only change you but the whole world around you. You see everything from a better perspective, and enables you to see things from a different viewpoint. But these changes are about your perception only. Self-love is important, and once you accept who you are, you no longer feel the need to compare yourself to anyone because you are happy with yourself, flaws and all.
Love yourself. Love what you do, and love who you are even if that means changing. The best thing you can do is to be the best version of yourself. Once you feel that you are, the next relationship you'll be in will be with someone who sees that version of you, and fell in love with that. And that person you became will never have to be dependent on someone else to feel happy or loved, because you only need your acceptance. Do more of what makes you happy, and you'll see that beautiful things happens when you love yourself.
"It's not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It's necessary." -Mandy Hale
