Self-Love Isn't Selfish: It's Smart

Self-Love isn't selfish.... It's smart. And whether you have been on the journey to loving yourself for years or just for a few days, I am so OVER THE MOON excited to be sending you the official Self-Love Promise Kit, because as it turns out, LOVING YOURSELF is a choice you make (or don't) every day of the year.

Our mission is to reclaim self-love for every woman and girl on this planet, so that she may know what it is to be deeply loved, starting with the love she has for herself.

 Why Self Love?

While it is true that women and girls have more equality and self esteem that ever before, something isn't changing. We believe that something is self-love..while self esteem is something we want every woman and girl to have, knowing that you can do anything doesn't stop women and girls from beating themselves up, putting themselves into abusive relationships or hating and destroying their bodies.

Learning to Love Yourself

So why is self-love important and how do I get it?

It helps to realize that you are as important as anyone else, and what you think and feel is valid. 

Self-love involves the following:

• Self-care.
  Self-care means you treat yourself just as kindly and thoughtfully as you would anyone else. If you are uncomfortable doing something, then you don’t do it and that’s OK. Just because somebody might be disappointed that you didn’t help him or her, that’s his or her choice to feel that way.
• Considering your needs.If that means others don’t get all of you, all the time, then that’s also OK. People can learn to adjust and be responsible for themselves.
• Caring for yourself with the same level of effort that you do for others.That might mean you don’t always fulfill your goal of helping others because you’d prefer to spend time doing something for yourself. That’s not selfish.
• Accepting yourself for all that you are — both your positive aspects and your human fallibility. You cannot be all good all the time. That’s OK. You can work on self-improvement, but that doesn't mean you discount the parts of yourself you don’t like as much. Those aspects are still part of your whole.
• Saying no to others’ requests.That’s OK. You are not totally responsible for everybody else’s needs.