The Power of Self-Appreciation

Whether you're reading this and you can look in the mirror and love the person staring back or you look in the mirror and see the person staring back as unworthy of love, here's the truth that remains constant: you are WORTHY of love!

Give yourself some charity. You are beloved by so many around you. If you find no joy, no light, no happiness around you, it's because your heart needs you to love YOU FIRST, You are so precious. Don't forget that.

The tendency for us to forgive others is much easier than forgiving ourselves...why?

A large reason is for the lack of self-appreciation. Before you can show love to anyone else or receive love from anyone else, such as a family member, friends..even a pet, you gotta start with loving yourself first because you spend the most time with yourself and the way you treat yourself will accurately influence the way you view and treat others.

Forgiveness to others is a gift showing appreciation and acknowledging the value of the person who made the mistake. But to forgive yourself is a task that requires you to overlook your mistakes and see yourself worthy of love and appreciation. Believe me, I've gone through something so painful this last 3 weeks and it ripped my heart out and i shamed myesld and even hated myself. But then I thought "i want things to get better. I want to get better. How does mistreating my feelings help in any way. It doesn't. And i had to tell myself I am loved. Fearfully and wonderfully made. Crafted with a purpose." And now, I can look in the mirror and love me staring back because I know that the person staring back has value, is priceless, and that person's family and friends wants me to be happy and healthy in all aspects of life. And my heart is filled with peace. Peace beyond understanding...but i can love myself more and make progress to the things I want to fix because I learned to forgive my past and move forward.

You can't make plans for the future if your past is still present Let that go. and focus on the "eternal now". You stand eternally in the present as it moves forward with time. So, look in the mirror, and tell yourself "I am a good person, worthy of love and appreciation". You may not believe it the first few times. But that's okay. I've been there too.But keep telling yourself that. Ruminate on it. And soon, you'll see how much you are loved. Cherished. Treasured.

Loving yourself isn't actually that hard to do. When you find the power to love yourself, you're happier and more at peace. You'll overfow with gladness of heart and see that wow the people around me are also glad for me. Nothing is too dark that the light cannot shine through. Be a light. LOVE YOURSELF AND FORGIVE THE PAST. You are worth more than the past, the person you thought you had a life with, the memory/event that impacted you. You starts with YOU. It's self-care. The more love you invest in yourself, the more you can give back. And that is a gift that keeps on giving.

Don't forget. You are loved. Embrace yourself and smile because in your heart, you really do have goodness and love for yourself. Let that rise to the surface and pour out! <3