Ten Steps To Loving Yourself

Self-Love

is the best love

Self-love - what does it mean and how do we learn to love ourselves in a World that profits from our ‘flaws’ and insecurities?

The term self-love has gained a lot of interest in recent years, a bit like a new trend or fashion, and is often used flippantly as if as easy to pick up as a McDonald’s drive-through. The reality of it is very different; it is not easy to practice self-love. Most of us, through personal experience, find it much harder to love ourselves than to hate, criticise and blame ourselves. But why is it so easy to be negative, rather than embracing all that we are?

Firstly, society quite intentionally convinces us that, one, we are not good enough, and two, we need external materialistic things in order to be someone of any worth and in order to be fulfilled. In addition to this crippling effect society has on us, we have never been taught how to really love ourselves. With our busy schedules, many of us now struggle to find the necessary time and head space needed to begin learning and dedicating to this all important practice. Without the knowledge and acceptance of who we are, it is impossible to fall in love with ourselves. To love yourself is to know yourself and to accept yourself. This is the route to all of your beauty and the key to your happiness.

Know that you are always worthy of love and respect. Know that perfect does not exist and being yourself is perfectly fine. Know that your beauty is your heart and the person you choose to be. Know that society does not own you and you do not need to conform to it’s unrealistic “ideals”. Know that you are worth your happiness and your smile is the most beautiful thing you can wear. Know that your are BEAUTIFUL and you are ENOUGH just as you are.

- that is Self-Love!

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Your purpose is to just live life and love yourself,

that’s when things fall into place..

Watch this powerful short film made by Danielle Visuals, about Ayla’s journey to self-love and self acceptance.