The way you love yourself is the way others will love you .
i always seemed to wonder if maybe that's why no one ever loved me . because i couldn't love myself .
i couldn't comprehend how to turn my self hate into self love . how to , instead of looking in the mirror and calling myself ugly , to look in the mirror and be able to tell myself that i was beautiful and wonderful just the way i was .
it was a struggle . scratch that . it still is a struggle . because it's not as easy as you think . you can't wake up one day and go " wow , i'm breath-taking . " , and automatically love yourself , trust me i tried .
i spent one day , calling myself beautiful and that i was one of a kind , but truth be told , everything i told myself that day felt like a lie . and i know i'm not the only one struggling with insecurities , and it's okay to be a little insecure . it's okay to feel down about yourself every once in a while .
but don't live with it . don't carry that weight on your shoulders of how you're nothing compared to your best friend . or a celebrity , or those photoshopped models you see in the magazine . because you are beautiful , no matter what anyone tells you .
i will tell you , i do not love myself , but that does not mean i cannot go around telling people to love themselves . be happy . show people that wonderful smile , a smile somebody could be falling in love with .
be you .
