If you’re like most of us, you’ve already spent most of your life struggling to change the way you are. What if 2022 was the year that you finally stopped struggling and started working on embracing who you are instead? How would self-love change your life? There are so many reasons to learn to love yourself – here are just a handful to convince you that it’s time to start your self-love journey right now.
1. Life is too short to spend it hating yourself
Look back on how much of your life you’ve already spent hating yourself. Can you really justify wasting even one more day stuck in the cycle of self-hate?
2. But isn’t life too long at the same time?
Life is so short. But at the same time, it’s the longest thing we’ll ever experience. 80 years is a long time to be at war with who you are.
3. Your younger self deserves better
When I was growing up, I dreamed of the confident and beautiful woman I would be when I became a grown-up. Now I am that woman… And I owe it to little me to learn to accept who I am with all the love that I never learned to show myself as a kid.
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4. Plus loving yourself now is the ultimate gift that you can give to the future you
Your future self will look back and be SO thankful that you finally made the choice to start your self-love journey.
5. The way you treat yourself sets the tone for how others will treat you
Learning to love yourself means learning that you deserve better. Show the world what you deserve!
6. And showing yourself love inspires the people around you to love themselves too
The power to inspire those around you is one of my favourite reasons to learn to love yourself. Your self-acceptance has the power to spark that same change in the people you love. You have the power to change their lives by changing your own!
7. True self-love can help you understand your own strengths
Not only will self-love help you harness the strengths you already know about – it can help you uncover gifts that you never even knew you had.
8. And learn to accept your weaknesses
We all have weaknesses. Finding true self-love teaches you that your weaknesses don’t make you weak.
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9. Self-hate will never motivate you as much as self-love can
You’ve spent your whole life hating yourself and it hasn’t gotten you where you want to be. Why not try loving yourself instead and see what happens?
10. Loving yourself will help you take charge of your life
One of the greatest reasons to learn to love yourself is finding the strength to take control of your life. Self-love will take you from the passenger to the driver on your own journey!
11. It can help you discover your purpose
Self-love is the key to finding the things in life that fuel the fire in your soul!
12. And gives you the confidence and courage to chase your dreams
It’s one thing to know what you want from life – but having the gumption to go after those dreams is truly special. One of the reasons to learn to love yourself is to find the bravery you need to get what you really want out of life.
13. Truly learning to accept yourself can free you from the opinions of others
When you really love yourself, there’s only one opinion that should really matter – your own.
14. And self-love can help you heal the wounds from your past
We’ve all been hurt in life. Self-love is one way that you can start to heal those hurts with grace and self-compassion.
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15. You will get better at taking care of yourself
Self-love teaches you just how important it is to take care of yourself.
16. Plus truly loving yourself turns self-care into a joy instead of a chore
Have you ever tried to treat yourself to some self-care and wondered, “do I even really deserve this?” One of the reasons to learn to love yourself is learning that you don’t just deserve your self-care – you deserve to enjoy it.
17. Self-love changes the way you see yourself
Finding self-love can teach you to finally see your own beauty and worth, inside and out.
18. But it also changes the way you see the world around you
When you love yourself, it’s easier to love the world. Self-love makes everything a little bit brighter.
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19. You deserve self-love
One of the most important reasons to learn to love yourself is the simple fact that you deserve it.
20. And truly loving yourself will actually convince yourself that you do deserve that self-love
Not only do you deserve to love yourself – but you deserve to believe that you deserve that self-love.
21. Because you can’t go back in time and start loving yourself sooner…
Wouldn’t it be nice if we all popped out of the womb filled with self-love and acceptance? Unfortunately for most of us, finding our self-compassion is a much longer and more complicated journey.
22. So the best time to start your self-love journey is RIGHT. NOW.
This moment could be the first of many where you choose to put yourself first. Are you ready to learn how to love yourself? Here’s to 2022 being your best year yet!
What are YOUR reasons to learn to love yourself in 2022? Let me know in the comments below! Find me and more of my self-love boosting content on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest.
I’m back in full force after taking a much needed break in December. I have so many exciting posts to share with you and I can’t wait to continue on our self-love journeys together. Wishing you all the best in 2022 and beyond!
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