Why Self-Love is so Important

Self-Love August 22, 2016

Self-love is so important.

The day I started to love myself was the day my whole life changed.

Facing the Unhappy Stuff to Find Room for Self-Love

Just like every girl, we go through phases in our lives where we are unhappy. We are unsure what we want, who we want to be and what we want with our bodies. We spend time comparing ourselves to others. Not just on looks and the body frame but also on what they have vs. what we have.

I went through this, I went through the phase of thinking I would never return from being upset with my body and always comparing to others.

Radiants of Confidence

One day I realized something extremely amazing about the women that I adored and admire.

They had this radiates of confidence, they owned who they were and would admit they were not perfect; they had self-love.

I wanted to be like them; I wanted to change my life style. I was always very driven but I also was not sure what I wanted at some points, especially with my body, especially with love.

Make a List

I decided to write a list of the things I wanted and to start working for them however I knew that to do these things I needed to love every part of my body, every part of my brain and own every imperfection and mistake I had. I had to forgive myself for the moments I didn’t take care of my body or mind.

When I learned over time to do that, other things started to fall into place.

I started taking care of my body more. I ate healthier. I learned what worked for me and what didn’t work. I laughed more. I created friendships with people that I needed in my life. My faith grew. My energy grew. My success in what I wanted also grew.

It’s My Decision; It’s Your Decision

I can honestly tell you that it started with self-love. I can tell you that if you want things in life you have to love yourself. It is not easy. I still struggle some days but I also embrace the moments knowing it is MY decision to overcome them. No one can do it for me.

My happiness relies on me and me alone.

Since my journey with self-love I have been able to embrace all good and bad things in life. It changed my outlook on life and I truly can say it is the most important thing.

Look in the mirror right now. Stare at that beautiful girl looking back. She is you. She needs to be loved. You owe yourself that.

Self-love is the most important thing you can do for yourself.

Written by Lisa Thompson

Lisa Thompson is Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Self Love Beauty and host of 'The Confident Podcast'. She is an established confidence and self-love workshop leader and keynote speaker. She received a Bachelors in Arts in Communications and Public Relations from Michigan State University, degree in Social Impact Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania, certified in Positive Psychology and Creating Wellbeing, certified in Fundraising and Philanthropy from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University and trained in mindfulness from the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Currently, she sits on the MiHIA Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) steering team to build resilience in adults and children in Michigan, Great Lakes Bay Mental Health Partnership and a Rotary member. Her mission is to use her gifts, strengths and talents in speaking and writing to connect with people and empower them to love themselves, get unstuck and take personal action for self-improvements. She resides in Michigan, loves to run, sip on Americanos and has a dog named Denver.