Self-love.
When I think of self-love,
I picture an individual that has undergone an inner transformation physically,
Mentally,
And emotionally,
Which resulted to self-acceptance.
This person has the ability to look in the mirror,
Visualize a reflection as a whole,
And is able to embrace every single quality that he or she may possess.
Being able to love yourself means that you have accepted that we are all different in our own way.
It doesn't matter if you classify as visible minority,
Or Caucasian,
Thick or thin,
Tall or short,
Has curly hair versus straight hair,
Etc.
We are all beautiful in our own way,
Whether you believe it or not.
Showing yourself great respect and gratitude will mirror the relationships you have with all things on earth,
Such as people,
Places,
And things.
How can you expect to have the best relationships with people,
Visit the places you truly desire,
Or simply just look and feel your best if you don't practice being the best version of you?
In my opinion,
Loving yourself is like using a magic wand.
Forget about what other people think or say about you.
Oftentimes,
Individuals that find humor in making others look or feel bad are ones that use that as their way of boosting their own personal insecurities within him or herself.
I genuinely believe that loving yourself and knowing your worth are master keys that unlocks many doors.
Once you begin seeing yourself as a whole,
Instantaneously eliminates any limitations you had on your life in the past.
I must state that the foolish ideas of how we should look,
Think,
Or live life roots from your early childhood years.
Now this is not meant to resurface any unwanted emotions or anger.
It is just to point out that a part of this journey means that you have to release any negative beliefs that were installed as a child.
Be mindful not to blame or become upset with the influences you had in your life growing up because they couldn't have taught you anything that they weren't taught themselves,
Which goes back to many past generations.
On the bright side,
If it wasn't for every single one of your experiences leading up to now,
Then you probably wouldn't be here listening to my voice of what self-love means to me.
Growing up as a child,
I always wanted to be slim and I wish that I had more wavy hair versus curly hair.
When I ask myself why now,
The only answer I could think of is because being a model was something I truly desired as a child and society portrayed that you had to look a certain way to be in the model industry.
Today,
I don't wish either of the above because I have grown to accept myself and love myself just the way God created me.
I am aware that many of us will be in different parts of our self-love journey.
For the next 30 days,
I want you to spend a few minutes every day just looking at yourself in the mirror when you wake up and before you go to bed.
You can do it actually whenever you choose to,
But at least twice a day.
And look into your own eyes and I want you to say this to yourself.
I am beautiful.
And now when you look in the mirror and you say tell yourself that you're beautiful,
I want you to feel it and believe it.
For beginners,
This simple task may be extremely challenging because believe me I was there.
But watch how much easier it becomes each day of doing it at least twice a day.
Thank you for your time.
I look forward to assisting you on your self-love journey.
