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It's easy to pick yourself apart, but here is why you shouldn't.

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If you have ever found yourself flawed, then you understand how hard it is to learn to love yourself. Over the last couple of years, I have struggled with an ongoing mental battle of learning to accept and appreciate who I am. During that time I have compiled the reasons why I believe self-love should be a priority. Here's why:

1. You learn to try something new.

When you start to accept yourself, you learn that your strengths sometimes lead to new things. This could lead to a new style, a new hobby, and a new source of happiness. When we try to change ourselves, we back ourselves into a corner. Self-love opens our eyes to the world around us.

2. It brings so much happiness into your life.

When you ask most people what their goal in life is, their response is happiness. The foundation to being happy is self-love. When you can be happy with yourself, you can be happy about the things around you.


3. It allows others to love themselves.

When you love yourself, others learn they can do the same. Think of it as being a self-love ambassador. You never know who is looking up to you. If you can show people that everyone is their own kind of perfect, the world will be filled with love.


4. A little confidence never hurts.

Now I'm not saying to be arrogant, but you should own what you got. When you have confidence, the energy leads to self-positivity. You can be confident about anything, and it will always show. It shows everyone that you love yourself for you.

5. People will always try to put you down, but that's okay.

There will always be people who thrive off of tearing people down. When people try to break you, it's not because of you. They just want to make you feel bad to make themselves feel better. When you brush off their attacks, you become a pillar of self-love. You show the haters that you can love yourself even when they throw rocks.

6. You realize not all flaws are bad.

Flaws will always have a negative connotation, but it doesn't need to be that way. Your flaws make you who you are. Your flaws make you hashtag flawless. Everyone has flaws, and they can't destroy us. Flaws make us stronger, and they let us raise our level of perfection.

7. Being perfect isn't real.

There is no definition when it comes to human perfection. We are all our own person, so we each have to define what "perfect" means to us. Our definition of perfect is ourselves. No matter what you are, you will always be perfect- but we need to learn that everyone's perfect is different. And that's okay!

8. You learn to laugh at yourself.

We all need a good laugh every once in a while, and sometimes that has to come from ourselves. When we mess up or do something stupid, it's absolutely okay to acknowledge it and have a good laugh. When you laugh at yourself, it's easy to learn to love yourself.

9. You find your true self.

No one will ever be a better you than you. I know that sounds cliche, but it is definitely true. When we love ourselves enough to be ourselves, we add so much to the world around us. When we try to be like others, we don't add anything positive to the people around us. When you love yourself, you find all the answers about yourself.

10. There is only one of you.

I think this one is pretty self explanatory. We are all different, but that is what makes the world so great. When you accept yourself, you can do everything that you want to do. You elevate the only you. You add a uniqueness to the world. You get to add the special, wonderful you!

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