How many of us forget to love on ourselves every now and then? I think majority of women that are heads of their household or a wife and even a single women who wraps herself in the realm of service and sacrifice for others, may forget the important element of loving themselves. It’s very easy to walk in love towards those we love, and we forget that we are apart of the “ones we love”. What are ways that we can walk in love towards ourselves? I believe forgiveness is a major way to love ourselves. Sometimes we have the tendency to be easy on others for their mistakes and shortcomings and even harder on ourselves. God isn’t as hard on us as we are on ourselves. Give yourself a breather and pat yourself on the back and tell yourself, “It’s okay. You’ve made a horrible mistake that brought devastating results. Learn from this and move forward to becoming a better you.” Yourself would respond with a lighter heart. You can’t erase the past and you shouldn’t torture yourself with what-ifs replayed in different scenerios in your mind because that will never happen because it’s already done, but you can create a better future. Love is patient, kind, don’t count wrongs and the lists goes on but if we exercise this kind of love on ourselves and be sincere about it, we will love others so much better. Maybe we harbor things over ourselves because we feel that we should have known better at that time and didn’t execute correctly or whatever the case may be. Give yourself some Godly love. The kind of love that doesn’t run out when we look bad or totally embarrassed about what we said or did. You will become a better you to yourself and those around you. If you need help getting started, start with the place that hurts the most and say out loud, “I forgive myself for ________.” You may not believe it at first, but if you keep saying it and praying it, it gets easier. Be well friends and give yourself a hug.
