Love Yourself, By Amy Chieng

LOVE YOURSELF

You can’t love someone until you love yourself. Please always remember that you are worthy and that you are loved. When we struggle with self-confidence or self-love, we ask ourselves, “WHY.” “Why do I feel this way?”

Growing up, I was always bullied, made fun of, and called names. It got to the point where I would cry myself to sleep every single night, wondering why I was treated the way that I was. What did I do to deserve it? I would always come up with excuses, such as “maybe I’m just ugly” or “maybe it’s because I can’t speak English well” or “maybe my eyes just look funny,” like all the kids used to tell me in school. I literally felt like I was so alone in the world because growing up in my culture, we were taught to never complain. Any signs of weakness was frowned upon, so I kept to myself. I went to school and worked and worked to distract myself. I spent most of my time alone, in my own company.

Throughout the years, I’ve seen how much that has affected me. I always told myself that I just wasn’t good enough. I didn’t feel like I was good enough for my parents because they were always expecting more. When relationships started to fail, I didn’t feel good enough. I was always cheated on, backstabbed, or just someone’s second option. I simply convinced myself, that I just wasn’t good enough. Good enough for anybody, or good enough for this world. When my gifts started to develop, it was even worse because I was seen as “crazy” or “cursed.” Some even said I would end up in a mental hospital.

This taught me not to judge anyone because everyone is going through their own thing. What I’ve also learned was that, I was not the problem. Those who judged me and made fun of me and felt the need to bring me down? They were the problem. Everyone is beautiful in their own way and we were all created to be different, or else nothing would be unique about someone. I’ve learned to love myself and love everything about me. Not in a cocky way, but in a way where I am comfortable with being alone, with being independent. I am comfortable with who I am and what I do because I know that I have a good heart. I’ve learned to send the energy back to those who may need the lesson more than I do. So, if you struggle with self-love, wake up each morning and love yourself. Practice daily affirmations, meditate, look pretty, get all dressed up for nothing, dance and sing your heart out. Whatever it is that makes you feel good, do it and get comfortable being in your own body and your own mind. Raise your vibration and SHINE because you, are a wonderful human being, you are loved and you are so, so worthy.

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