Ok so I’m here to end the tainted ‘Self Love’ movement because it appears to me that the ‘Self Love’ movement only exists if you are doing something labeled ‘Good’. It only exists if you are, working out every day, drinking green juices, going for massages and admiring your own body. Well I say FUCK THAT I don’t want self love if all it looks like is trying to be perfect ALL THE TIME. And I don’t know about you but I sure as hell am not perfect! I am messy, emotional, and forever changing, sometimes from one hour to the next (or minute)
Many of us (me included) walk around with this mask on and the appearance of taking care of ourselves. How far does that care extend though? Sure you work out and eat well, but what happens if you feel your yoga/work out didn’t go well? What happens if you don’t work out at all, maybe for weeks! What happens if you eat a whole box of cookies, or don’t get all your work done?
These can be times when ‘self love’ does not extend very far, when our own inner voice can be our worst critic. “You should be more advanced in your practice/workout/dance routine by now!” “You will get fat from eating all those cookies” “You are such a failure for not finishing your work”
All that negative self talk is the opposite of the love and care we show our bodies when we eat well, move our bodies and do all the things that fill us with joy. And trust me when I say that the negative voice is LOUD and yes your body is listening, the affects of which are reaching far and wide. Anxiety, tension, trouble sleeping, upset digestion, the list is long and even more these conditions themselves keep you in a loop of general un wellness (dis-ease) of the body and soul.
So it’s time for us all to stop PRETENDING, to stop forcing and surrender to the flowing energy that resides in all of us. It’s time to start the movement of RADICAL SELF ACCEPTANCE. Accepting yourself when you are feeling anger or jealousy, loving yourself when you don’t work out and need to rest, accepting yourself when you eat all the cookies, loving yourself when you feel alone, loving yourself when you feel scared or confused. Loving yourself when you cry, when your hair is dirty, when you haven’t worn clean clothes for 2 days! Loving the you that shouts in traffic, loving the you that swears silently to people if they walk slowly in front of you! Yes all of this is YOU (actually me) and all of these parts deserve LOVE and ACCEPTANCE.
Find that deep compassion inside of you and give it to YOURSELF!
Life is in constant fluctuation and that includes the way we feel. We have to start tuning into these ups and downs that life has to offer us and use it to our advantage. To rest when necessary or go run in the mountains when it calls to you. Your body speaks, are you listening or do you resist?
If your body feels heavy and tired do you continue to push it and tell yourself there is no reason to feel tired?
When your heart craves solitude and peace do you ignore that and go out with your friends?
When your body and heart send you these messages the more you listen the greater your connection to your intuition and the greater ease you feel in your body and life. Opportunities arise, decisions are made easier and the body yields and shares it’s secrets with you.
Know yourself, love yourself and radically accept yourself in each moment!
Wohh just what I was searching for, thankyou for putting up.