Love: Start With Yourself

There are days

We do not allow ourselves to love

Our own self

But yet we choose

To poisonously love one another

And my simple question is:

How can you love another soul

When you hardly love and cherish your own?

Beautiful Soul,

Love must begin with yourself.

Begin to learn to love your flaws, your righteous mistakes, your raw inner and quite possibly beautifully broken self, before you choose to love another quite possibly shattered soul. 

Learn to wake up each morning, and choose to love the awakening soul that has not yet been touched with a hairbrush, makeup brush, or ounce of extra color added yet. 

Learn to love each wrinkle, each freckle, each scar, each bag under the eye, each laugh line marked on your worn face. These are the usual unwanted blemishes and faults that make your skin so very unique. These are the imperfections that let you know that you have lived another day, and each day you have grown and you have earned the right to age. Learn to love that you have the chance to age, because many will not have that chance.

Learn to love the part in your hair, and the pieces that don't lay perfectly straight. Learn to love the fly-away's, because the fly-away's teach your soul how to do just that- how to just fly- away.

Learn to love the way each piece of clothing fits you. Your body changes with you as you grow and as you age  you can embrace these changes with love and gratitude -because you get the chance to change. 

Learn to love the flaws you cannot change. Learn to love your past, your present, and future.  

Learn to love reflecting on your past, but not dwelling on it. 

Learn to love to take yourself out to your favorite places and soak in the experiences you would not get if you were with others.

Learn to embrace the love of being in a single-life world. Being single allows you to invest time in your own self and learn what you love about yourself, and there is no shame in being single for this reason.

Many people rush into relationships for the pure reason of loneliness and not wanting to be alone, but truly learn to take your time and create your own story of loving yourself first, before beginning a loving relationship with another soul.

Beautiful Soul,

Take your time, and learn to love yourself.

The reflection that looks back at you each morning is raw, but needs your acceptance and your love.

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Be Radiant,

Sydney