“If you love yourself you will never be alone.”
I was reading one day recently and saw this quote and thought that it was so true. We have to love ourselves. I don’t mean love yourself as a narcissist does but love yourself so that you are confident in your own skin. Love yourself and become friends with yourself. Many persons are always alone and lonely even in a crowd. Narcissists are selfish and as I have always said it’s not selfish to love one’s self.
I was listening to a song as I walked one evening (yes, try to walk as many evenings as possible. It helps me to decompress and I get some steps in). The song was by Meghan Trainor – Me Too. There is a part in the song that I absolutely love, “I thank God every day (uh-huh)
That I woke up feelin’ this way (uh-huh)
And I can’t help lovin’ myself
And I don’t need nobody else, nuh-uh”
When you feel like this about yourself you can do anything. It’s all about you and you not only feel good but you build a bubble around yourself that helps to protect from the energy vampires. We have to love and believe in ourselves to ensure life rolls in our favor.
When I was much younger I travelled a lot by myself and saw as much of the world as I could. My father kept pushing me as he said traveling was a great way to move outside your comfort zone as you see life outside what you see and accept as your norms. I kind of paraphrased him a bit but you get the idea. Anyway, I would travel by myself all the time. So many persons that I know thought I was crazy. Who travels by themselves and is not lonely. As long as I had something to read and my Walkman I was fine. I was never alone nor was I lonely. I had myself for company. I was always like that growing up, if no one was around it wouldn’t matter as I was fine with myself and my own company. So I was never alone or lonely. I know people that have to have others around them or they feel despondent. Are you like that?
What kind of a relationship do you have with yourself? It’s extremely important that you enjoy own company and being by yourself should bring you joy. It all comes back to strengthening our mental health. We have to be strong and confident in ourselves so as to keep ourselves protected from the naysayers.
I might not sound like a big thing but believe me it is so important to love yourself and take care of you. As I said last week and in other blogs before, as said in the airplane “put on your mask before you help anyone else.” It’s extremely important.
As I thought about this I also realized that for some it’s also fear. The fear of looking inside and not liking what they would see. How does one change a negative perception of themselves? I’m sure it takes work, hard work to love yourself and when you do it’s easier to also love and appreciate others. Loving you is what’s important, always remember that. Everything else is just an add on.
Let me know as I really want to know what you are thinking, and I know others do too. Try commenting 👍🏽, but if you are not comfortable, reach out to me via any medium. Your comments let me know how you feel and very often give me a total different perspective on the topic. 😉. And you can never tell your comment might help others.
Always remember life is for living and you must always live your best life. #lifeisforliving #liveyourbestlife #gratefulforlife #faithgreaterthanfear
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