Self-Love: Listening to The Music
Odette
Yes. It is time to listen to the music; the truth about self-love and what can come out of it. First, we had to “Face the Music,” and now we are going to “Listen” to it, take it all in and embrace it. Just like self-hate, this won’t be my common blog post theme.
Self-love can literally be the best thing a person can have. I feel like it’s about self-care in a sense because you care about yourself or when you begin to appreciate and love your self more. To me, it’s a mental thing. Meaning it’s more than just taking bubble baths and getting a manicure and pedicure, but we will get into that shortly. I feel like it has a lot to do with how you view yourself and the environment you surround yourself with. I wouldn’t say we are born with self-love, but I do feel as though you learn to grow into it in a sense. So today we are going to walk through another garden of music, and this time we are going to listen to the truth about self-love and acknowledge what its really about.
Dove Women: Campaign for Real Beauty
Nowadays I have noticed a massive change in the social media platforms when it comes to self-love and embracing who you are as a person. Back then it was all about being slim and healthy, and if you weren’t a certain size, you weren’t accepted. Well… at least that’s how it seemed to me growing up; especially on commercials and reality shows. However, I’ve noticed a change in that. “Thank God!!!” because I even thought at one point to be beautiful I had to be slim but either which way that wasn’t going to happen I LOVE MY THICKNESS, and I love food (the good and bad). I remember a few years back when Dove came out with the “Real Beauty Campaign,” and my first thought was “Holy Shit.” I was so excited and happy for them to have such a powerful campaign that beauty is more than just looking like a super modal and always looking perfect. After that beautiful campaign, I noticed more plus-size models coming out, persons who had rare skin conditions and even those who had rare diseases. I was so amazed to see such a powerful movement encourage more persons to help expand and prove that the beauty industry is more than just being perfect. It's more than that; it's about being perfectly imperfect about your flaws and showing them off to the world. After all of that… I started to think to myself “Maybe there isn’t anything wrong with me, I am beautiful just the way I am, and there is more to beauty than just physical appearance.”
“Beauty is what you make it to be, it’s not about what’s perfect on you; more so the imperfect features that make you stand out from the rest.”
Like I’ve said in my previous post I just learned to love myself and I mean all of me. It took a while for me to get here, but I finally made it. At one point in time, I couldn’t stand to look at myself in the mirror, I was depressed and not to mention I had my occasional thoughts of suicide. However, I started praying, and things just started to get better. I began to do a lot of Self-care and loving things for myself. I don’t mean doing the necessary surface kind of self-care things such as bubble baths, spa day, hair salon, etc. I mean those things are nice, but it’s deeper than that. I started saying affirmations, attending church, mini workouts; I even started reading. Fun fact I never liked reading, but I sure love a good poetry book. See, things like that are excellent; discovering new things about yourself that you love. That is what self-love and self-care are about. Learning new things and “Blooming” more into yourself. Surround yourself with people who genuinely love you and care about you.
Keep your environment green and clean. So if that means finding another job that isn’t stressing the hell out of you and actually appreciates your hard work, dedication, sacrifice and paying you well for it; then do it. Don’t worry they will find a replacement in a matter of days. All of this helped me to love myself, and learn to accept me for me. *wipes tear * it wasn’t always easy for me, but I had to make an effort because I know I have a purpose here on this earth I may not know what it is but I sure as hell have an idea of what it could be. “Don’t ask me what it is yet.” I must say it really feels good to open up about things like these and share my story. Can you tell that I am “Blooming”? This is the music I want you guys to listen to; since you’ve faced it. This is my story and my truth, and I am sure damn proud.
Self-love helps to motivate you to be your BEST self. Meaning that you are going to do more and want more for yourself. My Blooming Flowers, I want you to look at yourself and while you are doing this, think about all that you are. Do not focus on what you aren't. Don't even think about what people want you to be. Think about you and who you are, learn to LOVE who you are as one. Look at every part of your body and think of the positive uses of it. Your hands have wiped someone's tears; your eyes have seen such beauty of this earth. Your body is yours and no one else’s, take good care of it PLEASE!!!! Your body loves you, and you should love your body. Love it up and accept your imperfections. Every time you find a flaw about yourself, even if its mental or physical, find two positives about yourself. It does not matter what it is.
Smile!!!!! Thank You.
