Trying to Thrive, Volume 29: Love Yourself

Love Yourself

We have the same hopes, dreams, fears, and conflicts

The details differ, however the desires don’t

We ultimately want the same things

We want to be happy

We want to be free

We want to be at peace

How do you free yourself?

Fall in love with taking care of yourself

Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself

With patience

And compassion for your own journey

You need to love yourself

You don’t need to figure it out all yet

You don’t need to be the same as everyone else

You need to trust yourself

You are not like everyone else

You are not even the same person all the time

You need to know yourself

You don’t need to minimize who you really are

Don’t hide to comfort insecure people

You gotta put yourself first

Don’t be affected by other people’s words

Anytime there’s doubt

Give yourself the permission and validation you keep searching for

You can ultimately be the person you want to be

Let your mind work for you instead of against you

You could control what you can which is a lot more than you think

Accept what you can’t change, including the fluidity of life

Believe in yourself, it really works

Sometimes when good things happen

There’s so much joy because it is a different feeling

However, when you fall it hurts so much because it’s a recognizable feeling

Find your balance, trust that you’ve been through this before

You’ll get through it

Obsessing over outcomes will only create anxiety

Replaying broken scenarios will only cause sadness

Focus on this moment

Take a chance on yourself

You have the power over all these things

Trust yourself, I do…

Love myself, I will...