25 Self Love Quotes
You deserve to be cherished, adored, cared for, listen to and supported. You deserve to feel safe, happy and free. You deserve to be acknowledged and accepted. You deserve to be loved.
It all starts with you becoming your own best friend.
I challenge you to treat yourself with BIG JUICY DOSES OF SELF-LOVE.
Self-love opens and heals your heart. It teaches you how to receive love, share your deepest feelings, risk believing in yourself more, find the strength to heal, and the courage to let go of situations or people that are less than.
Here are some self-quotes to inspire you into greater love and care of the most important person in your life- YOU!
“My willingness to be intimate with my own deep feelings creates the space for intimacy with another. – Shakti Gawain
“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.” – Ellen Sue Stern
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy. – Unknown
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – Louise L. Hay
“Loving yourself…does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honoured guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion.” -Margo Anand
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
“A Moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.”– Christopher K. Germer
“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” – Barbara De Angelis
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen
“A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” – Andrew Matthews
“The most powerful and amazing relationship you have is the one with yourself.” – Jane Nguyen
“Self-confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have. How can anyone see how great you are if you can’t see it yourself?” Unknown
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” – Stacey Charter
“ Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm S. Forbes
“Be the best version of yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Unknown
“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” – Mary Dunbar
“Having a low opinion of yourself is not “modesty”. It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not “egotism”. It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.” – Bobbie Sommer
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. – Howard Washington Thurman
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs, and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.”- Kim McMillen
“Real women are not perfect. Real beauty is in the imperfection.” – Unknown
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