What Does Self-Love Look Like?

What does self-love look like to you? Self-Love is defined as regard for one's own well being and happiness.

Does self-love look like dressing up in the most expensive name brand clothes, keeping your hair and nails done? Does it look like an independent woman investing in herself through education and moving up the ladder on her job....enjoying a thriving career? Or does self-love look like a woman that is spiritually connected to a higher being? She goes to church every Sunday, she sings in the choir and she may even be on the usher board. Self-love may even look like a woman that is adored by many, they may think she has it altogether, envying her every move.

Self-Love can be all of those things.....or neither of them. When we discuss self-love, we talk about loving yourself, inside and out, flaws and all. You accept the person you are, but you never stop improving. Despite mistakes, challenges, hurts and pains you realize that you have to love yourself through it all. You understand that you will not tolerate mistreatment from others. You realize that you can't be everything to everyone, you also understand that if you want the life of success you must work hard for it. Persevering through the muddy waters with your head held high and not giving up when the going gets tough. You also come to the realization that you have to surround yourself with positive energy. People that will have your back, uplift and empower you, friends that you can be transparent with and will hold you accountable. You want to be able to be yourself around these people......you know, be your authentic self.

You also want to have a loving, honest and real intimate relationship. We all know that we teach others how to treat us, so we have to be in a place where we draw those types of people into our lives. We have to be confident enough to know that we deserve to be treated like a QUEEN, and nothing less.

The only way to come to the realization that Self-Love is POWER! Is dealing with the past hurts and pains that have beaten up our self-esteem and self-worth. The issues and situations that has us thinking that we aren't worth the love and affection that we crave from others. That we're not worth the accolades and success that we long for and seek out.....whether on the job, in relationships (intimate and otherwise), or going after your goals. At the end of the day, we have to deal with our challenges and the issues that keep us stagnate. We have to realize that all of the storms that we've been through were there to test our character and build our strength for the next stage in our lives.

So ladies, make sure that your well being and happiness comes first. Make sure that you're taking care of yourself Mind, Body and Soul because remember.......you can't pour from an empty cup.

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