Self-love is important even though I have seen other women, including myself at some point, struggle to love oneself. There are many reasons as to why someone might find it hard to cherish, love and accept who they are. Despite the reasons, there are several positive impacts on loving oneself.
Self-love means different things to different women, to some it may mean accepting oneself fully, while to some, it may mean existing just as you are. Pyschcentral.com defines self love as when you accept yourself fully, treat yourself with kindness and respect, and nurture your growth and wellbeing. As easy as that sounds, it can be very hard for some women to love themselves for different reasons. For instance, failures in life which might make them feel like they are not worthy of love even from themselves, negative comments from people about their bodies, or their flaws. Sometimes women can also find it hard to love themselves because of the different unpleasant life situations they have been in. For example; not receiving adequate love, recognition and support from family, bias at one's workplace and betrayal from trusted ones.
Some women might also find it hard to love themselves because they fail to let go of past mistakes which they made in life. I must admit, It be difficult to learn to love oneself, especially in this age of social media where people can be unnecessarily rude to other people. You have seen how people, including fellow women, can be cruel to women who openly express that they love themselves. In cases, people get so uncomfortable with how someone loves themselves, to a point where they might even equate self-love to selfishness.
In many ways, self-love is quite similar to self-esteem, and just like any other positive feeling, self-love is good for one’s mental health. It is also important in several ways to a woman. For instance, it helps a woman to take care of herself, strive for her success, which may lead to self-development and in-turn help transform a woman to being something she has always wanted. It also helps one stay in touch with reality in a way that one does not try too hard to be perfect in order to be accepted in society. Furthermore, self-love also helps in giving one chances to try again in the amidst of failures, at the same time it offers one the grace to forgive themselves and let go. By doing so, one creates opportunities in life to try new things.
Self-love is not preached sufficiently to women in societies as some are seen still struggling to accept and love who they are. Women in societies should start loving themselves unapologetically as this promotes self care and striving for success. If you already love yourself, continue and let nothing make you stop as you are also urged to help others do the same.
Comentários