Now that Valentine’s Day has passed, it’s finally time to take a deep breath and finally focus on the most important love of all – ‘the kind we find within ourselves’. Self-love is the foundation upon which our entire existence rests, yet it’s a lesson we often struggle to learn. I, for one, can attest to the fact that it’s probably the most difficult love to feel. It’s about accepting ourselves unconditionally, flaws and all, embracing the beauty within our imperfections. Without self-love, we are but fragile vessels adrift in a sea of doubt and self-criticism. It’s in the gentle embrace of self-love that we find the courage to weather life’s storms, and to stand tall amidst adversity. Else, we seek for the love we could never give ourselves to others, becoming the most dependent creatures looking for just anyone to love us or find ourselves unable to move on from the ones who really did. Self-love is an ointment for the wounds of the soul, a guiding light through the darkest of nights. For when we love ourselves fiercely, we become unstoppable forces of kindness, compassion, and resilience. So join me, and HerCampus, in nurturing this love within us, for it is the greatest gift we can give ourselves, and the world around us.
We hope that you know that you are living a successful, abundant, and fruitful life, doing whatever you can to sustain your peace and happiness. If nothing else we hope you are proud of yourself and can love yourself at your lowest moments along with your finest. We hope that you never have to feel alone as you are supported and loved by everyone who loves you. Please celebrate yourself for everything you do, even the littlest of achievements. If you know what you are doing would make you and the people around you happy, don’t let people and their negativity affect you and divert yourself from your path by making you waste your true potential. I hope you know that there is no definite timeline for healing. Healing is messy- some days you can feel like you are over the matter that hurt you and on other days it can be soul-crushing. Give yourself the love and the time to figure out how you feel and what uplifts you.
The only way out of something is to get through it. Just trust yourself and your instincts enough to know what is best for yourself. Don’t chase people, instead go after your dreams even if that means cutting off everyone unimportant or people who feed negativity and discourage you from your life. You can love someone with every ounce of your soul and still realize that they aren’t good people or the people you need to have around you for a happier and more peaceful self. Access to your time and energy is a privilege that not everyone deserves. Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you stop you from doing what you were born to do. You have so much love in your heart, don’t forget to give yourself some too. You need to realize that you deserve all the love, respect, and happiness in the world. You need to have people of quality around you, who can love you through a storm and celebrate you through the sunshine.
If you did your best, you did good enough. Don’t ever doubt your talents and keep working harder. You are worthy and don’t need anyone’s validation. You need to believe in how unique and special you are with a great purpose in life. We hope you can make the decisions that protect your peace without feeling bad about it. We hope you can love yourself and stop relying on other people to make you happy. Live your life out loud and allow yourself to stop living to people’s expectations. You give love and light in this world and never forget that.
We hope you realize that being positive does not mean being happy forever and ignoring reality. Positivity simply means that on storm-filled days you believe that there are sunny days coming. You should know that everything that happened in the past fueled you for your future and the smallest of efforts and hardships will add up, making you into a successful and happy person. Surviving and thriving at the core is the spirit of human life. Your dreams and efforts matter and will go a long way. You cannot control certain things so free yourself and let yourself grow into a person of free spirit. It takes a lot to pull one out from dark spaces so if you did that, you won half the battle, champ. You are the embodiment of resilience and deserve all the respect and love in the world.
If you can respect, love, focus, and take care of yourself, the world will follow. Each day is another fresh start and we hope you can acknowledge these opportunities that can get you whatever you want in the world. We hope you can let go of whatever is holding you back and your positive aura down and allow yourself to grow because you have incredible talent and potential.
If you fail to get something in life, it’s for the better because it’s the universe giving you signals that you deserve more than what you want. I hope the universe reciprocates your efforts to be a better and more efficient you and no one can take your peace, happiness, and love away from you. keep going on and reach all those highs you’ve dreamt of.
Stop limiting yourself, you are able to believe in yourself- you are capable of accomplishing anything you set your mind to. you’re so precious and so important so please take good care of yourself and stay hydrated. If what you’re going through right now feels like rock bottom, we hope you can see that you can only go up and up from here and that what you’re doing in the present will all add up and build into a future filled with love, happiness, and success. Every minute of suffering and any bad parts of your past will no longer hurt and you can smile without any worries. We hope you can rise up to your full potential. We hope you never feel like the negativity around you or inside you is consuming you. you deserve happiness and well-being and everything will give you happiness, all we need is just a little patience.
We hope you know that everything that is happening right now is ultimately for your greater good. Each day we’re alive, we’re learning something, and one day it’ll all result in a golden life for you. We hope that the people around you realise how amazing of a person you really are and you never have to fight for a spot in someone’s life. We hope you get the love you deserve- whether it’s parental, platonic, or romantic. We really wish that you know that your life, your happiness, your ambitions, and everything is in your hands. You can make or break you. You need to love yourself and be proud of the person you are.
If your life starts taking a turn, we hope you can do good with change and we really wish everything that happens in your life brings you happiness and love ultimately even if it is really horrible at the moment. We sincerely wish that you achieve everything you have ever wanted. We hope you meet new people, make awesome memories, travel to places, and enjoy your life. You deserve everything, the world in fact, and nothing less. We hope you know you’re worth it all. You’re worth respect. You’re worth love. You’re worth happiness. You’re worth everything you can think of. Please never think less of yourself because we believe you’re worth the adoration of the world.