"You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself" - R.Z The relationship that we have with ourselves is the most important concept that we must try to understand. It is vital for the other relationships we have, and would like to have in our lives Self-love isn't as easy as we think. It may seem easier for others by the way they carry themselves but we all have our own deeply hidden insecurities.
This isn't about how to become besotted with ourselves nor to completely become self obsessed; This is about giving ourselves credit, appreciating that we actually are really good at some things, building self- compassion, taking care of ourselves and being able to accept a compliment (unlike us humble Irish who have mastered the refusal of compliments to a tee) The problem is some of us don't respect ourselves enough as being worthy of admiration. We believe that refusing a compliment or putting ourselves down makes us seem humble. It doesn't. It only diminishes us. So let's start with little self compliments, appreciating our own selves, our uniqueness, our passion we have for what we love, the work we've done, our own unique bodies and that we're doing the best we can in every situation. That's when accepting compliments becomes more and more easier. Then we can begin to love ourselves more. "You must enter a relationship with yourself before anyone else" -Rupi Kaur.
-Your Life Drive.