What is Self-Love?
Self-love is genuinely loving yourself where you are in the present moment. Finding peace and happiness in your life begins with you. Loving yourself, having confidence, embracing the real you…It is all about self-love. Do you love yourself enough to put yourself first? You cannot truly love someone else if you do not love yourself first.
Do the work you need to heal and find love within yourself. Though it may be challenging, you are going to have to be vulnerable with yourself. Connect with yourself. However, that works for you. If it is through counseling, journaling, or exercising. Make your mental health a priority. It is not selfish to focus on healing. Below is a list of self-love quotes that you can refer to when you need encouragement.
Self-Love Quotes
“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.” —Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.” —Solange Knowles
“You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” —Unknown
“Sometimes your soulmate is yourself. Sometimes you have to be the love of your life until you discover that type of love in someone else.” —R.H. Sin
“Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion, and respect to your own journey.” —S. McNutt
“The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within – strength, courage, dignity.” —Ruby Dee
“I went looking for my dreams outside of myself and discovered, it’s not what the world holds for you, it’s what you bring to it.”―Lucy Maud Montgomery
“Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission. Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you.” —Brene Brown
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” —Brené Brown
“If you prioritize yourself, you are going to save yourself.”—Gabrielle Union
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” —Anna Taylor
“Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. I didn’t have to become perfect because I’ve learned throughout my journey that perfection is the enemy of greatness.” —Janelle Monae