Hey everyone! I just wanted to share my thoughts on self-love today. This is a hard time and I see that many of us show love to others around us but forget to show it to ourselves.

Self-love is not selfish; you cannot truly love another until you know how to love yourself.

What is self love? I've been asked this so many times. I have thought a lot about this question. For some, it's surface level pampering like going out on dinner dates alone, splurging on themselves, rewarding themselves with something materialistic or simply focusing on themselves. We often meet a lot of people in our lives giving us a philosophical lecture about self love. But nobody tells you how. One way to look at it is finding peace within ourselves, having self respect and a positive self image. There is no correct version of this. Different things make different people happy. The simplest way to explain this is to treat yourself the way you'd treat someone you dearly love.
When you truly love someone, in whatever capacity, you don't hold a grudge against them. When someone you love screws up you try to correct them with love and affection. Similarly, you need to stop being hard on yourself but try to be a better human being at the same time. After all there's no one who hasn't made mistakes. Whatever makes you feel good is the true meaning of self love provided that you don't hurt anybody and you are kind to everyone in the process of loving yourself. 

Something that I do is writing a love letter to myself.

Pick up a pen and with the same love and fondness you’d write to a dear friend, write a letter to yourself. Write about the things in your life right now that make you happy and the people in your life that bring you joy, inspiration and kindness. Reflect on how you’re feeling, give yourself a pep talk if you feel you need one and document your dreams and wishes for the future. If there’s something in your life that you’re struggling with at the moment, see what advice and encouragement you can give to yourself, celebrate your achievements and sign your letter off with love.

I hope this was a good read 🙂 let me know how you feel about it 😀