LOVE YOUR.........AS YOURSELF BY J'ODIE ( SINGER, SONG WRITER )

I came across the status update of one of my friends

on Whatsapp and it read "People I truly love don't love me

back - that's sad."

Now, don't be quick to say to this person, "That's life, get over

it!" As tough as life can be, we somehow have the capacity to

love, be kind and generous. The status update struck me and it

recurred to me that many people don't have enough love

for themselves. We want to love other people, but we forget we

need to love ourselves FIRST.

It's not too early in the year to talk about this, because

someone out there got heart-broken yesterday...someone got

separated from a spouse...someone lost a dear friend...someone

was told "I hate you!" 

Since we can't necessarily control what happens in life, we can

learn to love ourselves and that love will help us sail through

the, sometimes, harsh weather that life may bring our way.

Fall in love with yourself: be patient with yourself; be kind with

yourself; say good things to yourself; don't abuse your body -

it's the only one you'll ever have on earth; improve on yourself;

pray for yourself...

Somehow, things will fall in place when you learn to love

yourself. Somehow, you'll know "I should be closer to Jack, not

John, because so, so, so and so." Somehow, you'll understand

yourself better. Somehow, you won't need a million people to

adore you in order to be happy, because you would be content

with the little light that shines in your heart...a growing light.

Somehow, you'll get better at loving yourself and guess what?

I dare say most people want to be friends with people who love

themselves. And, you'll be in a better position to love "your

neighbour."

It's not going to be so easy when you start, but when you learn

to love yourself, it will make life more fulfilling for you.

I love myself - it took a loooooong while. Now, I can't help but

share, so people round the world would experience the beauty

that the love for one's self brings.

With so much Love. 

Insta/twitter handle: @JodieGreat