Today’s valentine and everybody seem to be focused on showing love to the opposite sex which means you might be scrambling to pick up a gift for your significant other, or trying to set up a last-minute date so you can feel some love on what’s supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. Hold up, hold up how about we take a minute or two to appreciate ourselves after all you can’t give what you don’t have. You can’t truly love another until you know how to love yourself.
Sixteen years….that’s how long it took me to fall in love with me and now I can’t stop loving the girl that looks back at me when I stand before the mirror. So permit me to disclose the reality about self-love that most people never will.
Self love is a mental scuffle you’ll have to battle every day. And on some days, most days, you may not win. Self love is encouraging yourself that you’re beautiful and that your scars don’t make you.
Self love will not make missing him/her any less painful.
Self love doesn’t mean the pain will leave in a day.
Self love doesn’t make you devoid of emotions.
Self love is no guarantee that on all days, you’ll look into the mirror and smile at the person staring back at you.
Most importantly, self love doesn’t mean that the urge to have someone to share your early mornings, late nights and all your little flaws and secrets with will disappear. Self love is not you not wanting to share connections with people, but the realization that you shouldn’t force them if they don’t want to.
Why not dedicate this day to loving yourself, you deserve it. Happy Valentine’s Day.
@skinnyblackgirl .I love your take upon valentine's day.It is so true.One needs to know themselves, love themselves and respect themselves even before they contemplate loving someone else. That needs to be celebrated.Find it within, ourselves to find it in others.Love your sentiment girrl.So well written👍❤
awwn... thanks. We just gotta show ourselves love. I feel there's something wrong if you don't have a val and you're feeling sad about that because Val day is about love, it wasn't specified for couples only. So feel free to give yourself a treat. Happy val's day dear.
Aww thank you hun.Well to be honest I have a loving hubby and 4 kids.My valentines distributed to them all! Mamma Pam shows them all loves.Val is just another day.This girl does not need no specific day to let em know what they mean.It should be everyday! Oh and I studied marketing just a money making day😂peeps shouldn't get so upset and all should take your advice.check out my blog @pamcooks if you get chance.Would appreciate your support.👍
Yeah baby,hold up hold up.... Who can love us more than our beautiful selfs.... Cheers to self love
Nice write up Swidy...I agree with you...keep it up
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