Self-Love and Compassion

                   Today I want to talk about self- love and compassion. I know how awful you can feel when you just don't love who you are and appreciate yourself as a person. It is very difficult to be a happy and fulfilled person if you have no self compassion. I think people are worried to admit or say aloud to themselves or others that they love who they are or give themselves credit they deserve.They don't want to come off self-centered or full of themselves but self-love is most definitely not! It's not something you have to flaunt, Its very much an internal thing.

                  I began my sort of 'self love' journey probably about a year ago. I had just got out of a long-term relationship and felt so lost. It was a really difficult time for me and had so much emotions flying through my head. I have suffered with generalized anxiety the past few years and that in itself can be quite self-destructive. As I was trying to find ways out of negativity etc. I began practicing self-love.

Practicing self-love can be as simple as repeating 'I love you' to yourself 5 times in the mirror each day before you leave the house. Self-talk is also very important. I often hear people saying how they had to give themselves a 'pep talk' before a certain event or occasion. That is an example of self-talk. Self talk is being able to sit yourself down and literally tease out your thought process and redirect it if its not where you want it to be. It can be as simple as saying 'you can do this'. Its that belief in ourselves that helps us through absolutely everything we are faced with in our lives. It does sound a tad barbaric but its been proven to over time make a impact on your state of mind.

                             There is so many ways you can practice self love, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, exercise even just taking time for yourself that is basically all it takes. You would be surprised how many people don't take time to take care of themselves. At the end of the day all that matters is you and how you feel getting into bed at night. Its often said how can you care/love others if you cannot do it for yourself?  I think self-love is a major part of being truly happy. It does take time and it will take longer for each individual but we are all in the same boat. People do not realize how much each of us human beings are alike. We all live in the same world and think many of the same thoughts. I definitely am not exactly where I want to be but I'm on a journey and I with all of you will get there in the end.