Falling in Love with Myself

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.” -Oscar Wilde

Another goal of mine this year to fall even more in love with myself than I already am. To forgive, accept, embrace every part of me. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I am my worst critic. Up until a few weeks ago, no one would punish me more than I would punish myself when I messed up. I have been implementing self forgiveness, self care, self appreciation. Focusing on all my strengths and abilities, rather than my faults. The more I love and accept myself, the more equipped I am, to love others.
Those “weaknesses” I have are not where I lack but are there to show what I can improve on. Every day I wake up is another day I get the opportunity to improve myself and the things within my control.
With this self love I am becoming a better mother, partner, friend, lover, daughter, etc. the more I pour into me, the more I have to pour into others. This is very counter-intuitive with how I was brought up but through trial and error I have been proving this more and more to be true.
For example, I take care of my needs by going to yoga or out dancing, then I have more mental clarity and energy to tend to my 13month Old’s needs. I have more patience. If I work on creative projects then it inspires me to get creative with playtime, learning activities, meals, etc. Obviously if it comes down to it and we both have needs (I.e. need to eat) his get met and then mine do but I have been making scheduled “me time” as much as I can and it’s doing amazing things. Can’t wait to share the things I am & are going to get into this year 🧘🏻‍♀️💃🏽🧞‍♀️🦄🎬👻🙃