Loving someone isn't a bad idea at all, falling for them, giving your all to them - all sounds great. But there is something more to this. You can't expect someone to love and respect you until and unless you don't respect yourself.
We often fail in relationships, we try our best but still don't receive what we deserve, is because we didn't give ourselves what we deserved in the first place. A person will only respect your worth if you are capable enough to respect yourself and your time.
Well, loving ourselves ain't that complicated that we think. Sweet small things join together to give you a whole true you. The you who isn't afraid to give her best anymore. The you who can be completely herself without feeling ashamed or different in public. When accepts ourselves as who we truly are, things start becoming easy.
Now, you may ask all those things are fine, but the question is how?
This again is easy. Though self love starts from your perception of yourself your habits, your weirdness, your kindness, the more you are respecting yourself. But here I can tell you the little small things that you can try.
1. Give yourself time
Now here's the thing. The best thing that you can do to yourself is give yourself time.
Give yourself time to be you. Do things that you love. Give time to your habits. Go out, stroll around the nature, paint that thing you've always wanted to paint, write that book, buy yourself a pet, gift yourself that makeup kit. Life is not about being caged, it's about flying with the wings you have been giving.
An hour a day a day won't harm your daily routine. So give that 1 hour to relax and calm your heart far from all those chaos of the outside world.
2. Be yourself, even if you're weird
I have seen people being shy or feeling awkward to be themselves. I mean, have you ever felt awkward in wearing that loko dress? Or say, you felt missing out due to your belly looking like a ball in that crop top?
We feel awkward in being ourselves because we want to be like them. We want to socialize, we want people to accept us as they are. We are too busy in following the globe trend that we forget there's a world within ourselves.
So what they don't like the way you dress? What, they don't like the type of makeup you do? What, they don't listen to the same music you do? One can do wonders if they are strong enough to be different, so stand against the world and still don't feel the need to prove her to the world.
Try being comfortable in that dress, in that not-so-sassy way, in that rainbow ombre hairs. Just try being comfortable. Wear what you want, buy what you need, love yourself.
3. You don't need to be nice to them
Ever felt like yelling on someone and say "shut your mouth up? That's what I m taking about. Never feel the need to be too nice to people and Kindle up relationship with every person you need.
You are slave to no one, so if you don't like someone, don't try to pretend you're interested in carrying on the conversation with them. Just be on their face, what you are beind them. Don't go back bitching every people you meet.