self love
self love. love self. however you phrase or turn it, the fact remains you must love you before you're capable of loving another. but sometimes we get it wrong, backwards and apply societal ills (refuse to identify them as norms, as they are not) of a give-to-receive mentality to an energy that transcends these banal acts. sadly, outside noise and distractions deter us from focusing on self. nourishing and showering ourselves with love does not come first. if you're inundated with outside influences repeatedly hammering how you're unworthy of love because you do not fit or reflect a particular standard, a dis-ease of mind and body is bound to occur. it settles in, takes residence in you. you begin to feel as...