On this Valentine’s day I wanted to reflect on a type of love that is more important than anything else -- Self-Love!
I know that we have all taken the time to forget about the most important person in our lives, us. Now, I don’t mean being self-centered, I mean taking some time for you sometime.
Over the years I have failed to show love for myself. I eat McDonald’s, fail to go to the gym, don’t get enough sleep, don’t find time for things I love to do and don’t take care of myself.
Sometimes I get to wrapped up in helping someone else or work or my social life that I forgot that I need to take care of me sometimes.
Let’s take a look at my senior year of college.
I was taking 5 classes, interning 20 hours a week and working 32 hours a week. I was a member of my sorority and maintained A grades. But being so busy I forgot to take care of myself. Looking back on my last semester in college I see how tired I was, how overweight I got and how little fun I had. I know that I was working hard and without doing all that I would not be where I am today.
But I ask myself, would it have killed me to have taken an hour a week and go to a spin class, or make dinner as opposed to eating the crap food at Disney world.
Me overweight at my College Graduation.
So today on Valentine ’s Day, I challenge everyone to take a moment and give yourself a little self-loving. The truth is, you will never find anyone that will love you for who you are until you start loving yourself.
We all have a long life ahead of us, but if we stopped worrying for one moment about work, or the kids or your significant other and took a moment to remember and love ourselves. Finish reading that book you started 2 years ago, pull out your running shoes and take a jog, start knitting again. Just make time to be with you.
Next week, I am going to start with one hour a week for myself and slowly work it up to more.
Love yourself this Valentine’s Day! You’ll be with yourself FOREVER!
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