BOUNDLESS SELF-LOVE IS POWERFUL!
- Makwena Makgwane
We are living through a time of limits, a time when self-criticism has been normalised to fit in. There are restrictions on where we can go, who we can see, how close we can stand, and what we can do without raising an eyebrow.
Yet, despite all life restrictions, loving yourself is one thing that the world cannot take away from you. There should be no limit on self-love, the same love that has seen you through life trials.
Self-love will always remain the one constant and the one bright hope you should hold on to. We are given the legacy of self-love to use soundlessly. So self-love starts with you as a person making a conscious choice to choose self-compassion over self-critique again and again. Loving yourself is the one thing that no one or role can give you. It is something that you alone have the power over in your life.
As you step into your personal power by loving yourself, there will be those who will try to steal this power from you. Those who will even manage to force you to relinquish that power for a while. Those same people who will use that loss of your own power against you. I know. It seems too simple, too trivial sometimes to just say “Love yourself to set yourself free.”
Loving yourself isn’t something you learn overnight. Like most self-reflection practices, it takes time, energy, dedication, support, and resources. Just be patient with yourself and know that loving yourself isn’t something to be mastered or an achievement. It will take multiple efforts of self-reflection to get to a place of being at peace with yourself and holding space to love yourself deeply.
As you celebrate this month of love, I encourage you to love yourself without boundaries and use the power of connecting with your personal power. There should be no limits to loving yourself. It is important to remember that you don’t need anyone else to make you happy. When you learn to love yourself unconditionally and find contentment within, you will no longer rely on external validation or approval. Take as many selfies, spoil yourself, meet yourself at the Gym, at Clothing stores, at Restaurants etc. as many times as you need to… there is no timeline you need to ‘achieve’ as you find a way to yourself.
In closing I want to encourage you to challenge yourself, to love yourself through
each moment as best as YOU can and use the boundless POWER of self-love to be happy!♥