A whole lot of people in the world today believe the idea of self-love is an over hyped and overblown theory and they tend to forget how important it is. Man aspire to be perfect and this perfection is considered a greater asset or attribute than self-love. When we talk about self-love, it is easy to picture someone reading self improvement books,eating or drinking themselves to stupor or probably hugging a tree; but self-love is a whole lot more than that. Experts and researchers have shown that self-love is the key to a mental well being and it keeps depression and anxiety at bay.
Modern society is shaped in such a way that we are sort of bound to constantly compete against each other, or even ourselves. We are always trying to reach our short-term goals and trying to better ourselves to match the expectations set upon us by the society. Many of us are guilty of working long hours and getting less sleep each night.we travel the extra mile and feel content that we have achieved perfectionism. We grind in and out every week; even during the weekend 'relaxing' and 'having a good time' seems like a chore. we end up being too hard on ourselves all too often without even realizing. All of us are more or less stuck up and consumed by our work, social interactions, life goals, weekend plans and so on.
Love is the only thing that keeps us going and makes us less robotic in a world which requires us to work, think and act like we are programmed. Everyone needs love and we spend most of our energy on loving others — be it friends, spouses, children or family.
Self-love is not being selfish; it is just putting yourself first and not being too tough on yourself. So next time you hear that little voice in your head telling you that you are not good enough or that you cannot afford to make mistakes; just ignore it.
When our loved ones make a mistake we often forgive them easily, but when we make a mistake we are often too hard on ourselves.
The first step of self-love is realizing that we are only human and it is okay to make mistakes; it is okay to lose at times; it is expected not to have the best day…week…or month sometimes.