Love Yourself

We've all heard the well known quote "you must love yourself before you can allow someone to love you." It seems very basic on the surface, but it is important to dig deeper and understand the importance and reasoning behind it. 

Any insecurities you have are going to be forced upon the person who is trying to love you. If you are unhappy with yourself, how can you expect someone to be happy with you? Everyone has insecurities, but you cannot allow them to control you and take over. It puts the ones who care for you in a position where they feel responsible for your happiness. YOU are the only one responsible for your happiness.

The person who cares for you is there to cheer you up on a bad day, lean on when you need support, joke and laugh with, grow and become better people with. You are the one responsible for those changes to become better. You deserve that. The person you care for and love deserves that.

How do you love yourself? Start by being kind to yourself. We all have our flaws, but that is what makes you the person you are. Embrace yourself! Focus more on what you love about yourself. Give yourself a break, you cannot be so hard on yourself. No one is perfect and you cannot hold yourself to unrealistic expectations. 

What you should achieve is to be the best you that you can be. You deserve that, the people that care for and love you deserve that.