love yourself

Self love is something I've never been good at. Growing up, I'd always constantly compare myself to others, criticise myself and and say things about myself that I wouldn't dare to say about a loved one. 

A couple of months ago, my friends and I were having a fairly heartfelt chat and the topic of self love came up. It made me come to the realisation that everyone struggles with their own insecurities and no matter how much of a positive front someone may put up, they can always have that little thought in their head telling them that they're not good enough. My friends made me aware that being kind to yourself in everyday life is one of the best things you can do for yourself. 

Learning to love yourself is a long process and therefore unlikely it will happen overnight. For the majority of us it will be a pretty difficult journey and also one thing that people may neglect or may feel guilty about doing.

 Self love is a process that will never be truly complete. There will always be more I could can improve, more I can learn and more love I can show to myself and others. I am still on the path to loving and knowing myself.  However, I can now say I love myself now more than ever and I know I will come to love myself greatly in the future.