When times are tough, it is easy to beat yourself up. Often, we are the hardest on ourselves. It is easy to nitpick and critique every decision you have ever made, but are you being fair to yourself?
Having self-love is important, and the key to a healthy life. What good does it do to always give yourself a hard time.
When you are going through a tough situation you cannot rely on anyone else but yourself to pick yourself up. Sure, your friend can be there to support you and encourage you to get better, but they cannot do it for you nor can they be with your 24 hours a day. You must be your own best friend and be there for yourself. You must live with yourself, and you are with yourself 24/7, so it is safe to conclude that you should be your own biggest fan!
It is easy to be harder on yourself than you would be with a friend. That's why I always try to think "I am my own best friend." Would I be this hard on my best friend in this particular situation? If the answer is, no, then you know you are probably being to hard on yourself.
Give yourself a big hug, you deserve all the love in the world!
*I have always loved to draw. It is a fun way for me to relax and give myself "me time." Here is a drawing from my Coloring book for Adults I published of my rabbit Joey. :)
Hope you have a happy Friday! What do you like to do for yourself when you are trying to cheer up?
Cheering myself up always takes a level of sights, smells, sounds and what I can do to ease the thoughts. A warm bath, good book, my favorite incense burning or candles, and soft music with no lyrics typically does the trick! Love your words💙
aww that's an awesome way to cheer yourself up! Love baths too :)
So many people let themselves get walked all over. Thanks for this post
So true! It's our responsibility to take good care of ourselves - it makes our lives better and the lives of the people around us better too.
I like your rabbit too! 🐰
I agree! :) Love yourself before you can love another. Thanks for stopping by, I always look forward to reading your comments.
Joey is pretty fantastic. I love him too!
Such a cute bunny!!!!
thanks, his name is Joey and he's a funny guy! :)
I agree! I was depressed the past few years (it was even medically proven), yet my therapist told me that the only person who can pick myself up is me.
Even though I always have my family and friends around me, telling me that I can do what I have failed to do, it seems like there's a thick wall in my head which blocked the positive thoughts and self confidence.
Thanks for sharing this, for me too, reading at other's story helps me feeling less lonely and encourage me to get back to my better self.
aww, thank you for sharing your story. I'm so glad to hear that this post was uplifting for you. It's hard when you go down a dark tunnel, to see the end of light, but keep fighting, because it is there just waiting for you to receive it :)
Thanks for Share! like your all post and love it!
thank you! Glad you enjoyed them.