Self Love Quotes – A Collection of my Favourites
Self-Love | ˈˌself ˈləv/ | noun
Regard for one’s own well-being and happiness (considered as a desirable rather than narcissistic characteristic).
Self-love often gets confused with being a narcissist.
“This person is full of themselves, they are just in love with themselves and think that they are IT. Ugh!”
However, this character trait is more along the lines of arrogance and ignorance.
True self-love is more comparable to the way you love others.
It is full of kindness, compassion and gratitude.
Self-love has nothing to do with standing in front of a mirror and loving what you see.
I always thought that in order to love myself, I had to be able to look at my naked body in the mirror like the Emoji with the heart-eyes. 😍😍😍
I just could not see myself ever look in the mirror and adore what I see.
It was an unattainable goal for me and put a lot of unnecessary pressure on my recovery and my self-love journey.
What is true Self Love?
I encourage you to take this pressure off yourself right now. You don’t have to love your body shape or your looks in order to practice self love. It’s all about caring for yourself like you care for others, because you feel worthy enough to be taken care of – by yourself.
It’s the kind of love you so easily give to other people in your life. However, as we all know, we cannot pour from an empty cup and you cannot expect other people to give you the love and care you so deeply crave.
It always starts within you.
Here are 7 of my favourite Quotes for inspiration and to make Self Love more clear and attainable for you. Enjoy!
“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
– Louise Hay, Author and Speaker
“You were not placed on this earth to try and shrink your body until you die…”
– Rini Frey (yup, this one is by yours truly!)
“You are not here to make others understand you. You are here to understand yourself.”
– Kristen Butler, CEO of Power of Positivity
“Be careful how you are talking to yourself, because you are listening.”
– Lisa Hayes, Life Coach
“I can affect change by transforming the only thing I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself.”
– Deepak Chopra, Author and Public Speaker
“Someone else’s opinion of you is none of your business.”
– Rachel Hollis, author of “Girl, Wash Your Face”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
– Maya Angelou, the queen of all inspirational quotes.
Here are a few of them ready for you to share with your loved ones or Pin them to your Pinterest
