In today’s world, fueled by materialism and consumerism, a lot of people see self-love as just pampering oneself. This is true to an extent, retail therapy works, but it’s superficial and isn’t long-lasting. Some people think that becoming physically healthier is what self-love truly encompasses. However, it’s not easy to suddenly change your diet to primarily consist of things you don’t even enjoy eating, or start going to the gym expecting to see results in a week. What’s more, if we fail to execute this new regime properly – if we skip a day of training or cave and buy that tub of ice cream; it gives us more of a reason to be harsh on ourselves. If we don’t deal with the underlying issues we face in our lives, I don’t think these attempts at self-love are very effective.
Tag: self love
Forgiving Myself
I will begin
by crying until my tears run dry,
picking up the pieces of my heart,
I am (Not) Sorry For Putting Myself First
I was laying in my bed staring up at the ceiling, my switched-off phone in one hand and tears in my eyes. I could see the rain pouring down through the window, I was lying there immobilized because I couldn’t move, there was water in my house because of the flood but all I could […]
Floccinaucinihilipilification
With the agile and advancing times, we have not ceased to follow the corresponding fashion of growth and exuberance. Unfortunately, this is how our hurdles develop but it is more fortunate to understand that their development is proportional directly to the competence that we must inculcate at pace and at par to be fit. And […]
The Rebellious Act of Loving Yourself
In a world that is becoming lonelier as the days pass by, we often forget that we will always have ourselves to count on despite the things that go wrong. Time and again, the ideas surrounding self-love have crept up in our minds, it is impossible for it to not, surfing through any social media […]
Under Construction
“Get up, you need to attend classes.”“No, mom,” I replied.“Please, your career is ahead of you. You can’t just quit like that!” she encouraged me.“Please mom, let this day pass too.” I insisted. She opened the door and sat near me on the bed. She removed the blanket from my face and said “My dear, […]