I saw this quote this past weekend and had to stop a minute to really focus on it’s truth. ‘Myself’ would not be high up on the list. In fact, myself may not even be on the list without being reminded. For me, there are several people that I would put above myself. People that I would give my life for. Without being reminded though, there are a lot of things and places that I would put on the list before myself. This quote was an eye opener for self love and helped me realize that I need to work on my own. One way I’ve started dismissing the mean voice in my head is by deleting social media apps from my phone. I look at them too often and when I do I feel so bogged down with other people’s creations that it makes me feel like I’m not doing enough. It adds pressure to be better, do more, make it prettier and put off other things that are more important. I left Instagram because it’s more inspirational than belittling. I do limit myself to only looking at it twice/day. Have you ever struggled with self love? How do you shut down the negative voice inside your head?
[…] Start somewhere. The first of a new year, although just a date in a calendar, is a great reminder that life has beginnings and endings throughout. I’m learning to end things that are toxic to my happiness. I encourage you to think about the various areas of your life that make you happiest as well as give you that pit in your stomach. Don’t push aside those bad feelings, but instead, face them and figure out why they’re controlling your emotions in a negative way. It might be a specific person that you’ve realized makes you feel obligated to continue their friendship or a house chore that is draining you and can easily be swapped with your partner’s chore. I noticed myself getting really burnt out on cooking and cleaning the kitchen, to the point we were ordering out because I didn’t want to clean the mess. I simply asked my husband to take turns cleaning the kitchen with me and we’ve eaten at home much more. That’s obviously a very simple issue to solve but yours might be too. Put your glass up and cheers to new beginnings in 2016. Your happiness is solely dependent on you. […]