A little self love goes a LONG way...

“I AM STRONG
Because I know my weaknesses

I AM BEAUTIFUL
Because I know my flaws

I AM FEARLESS
Because I can tell reality from illusion

I AM WISE
Because I learn from my mistakes

I AM A LOVER
Because I have felt hate

And

I CAN LAUGH
Because I have known sadness.”

-Unknown






    I have been putting off the self love lately! Not reminding myself of the wonderful, powerful, smart, badass woman I am and know I can be! We all fall into ruts sometimes and require some extra attention to detail when we're feeling off. Self care can look like a 4:30Am morning meditation or cup of tea with a squeeze of lemon!

    It can look like waking up early to watch your favorite show that you missed or have waiting for you on Hulu or Netflix!

    It can look like SO many things! But what's important is that you DON'T forget to fit time into your day/week for yourself! Loving ourselves harder is something most people need to work on! I certainly do! I get myself into these moods where I just don't like anything. Including myself! It's a shame, really! Because when I'm on, I know how awesome I can be!

    I know you know what I am talking about! I can always tell when I've neglected myself for too long.

    Because I physically feel different! I can feel when I've positively talked to myself and when there is negative energy bouncing off of my insides! It's a twisting, dark feeling. And I have been working HARD to keep the darkness at bay!

    I try so hard not to make excuses for my lack of self love. There is no:

"Well, I've been really busy lately and don't have time to care about myself."

"Well, we all feel sad sometimes, It's normal." (which is true and totally fine, but an excuse nonetheless!) 

"I'll make time for myself when life isn't so crazy!"

And my personal favorite: 

"I don't deserve happiness until I can get the rest of my shit together."

    That is some TOXIC, shitty energy that NOBODY NEEDS!

    We ALL deserve happiness and the way to that is SELF LOVE and SELF CARE!

   Advice of the day: Please, under no circumstances rely on others for your happiness, rely on the strongest person in your life: YOU! (Even if you don't believe that to be true!)


XOXO 



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