Love Yourself (Again)

After browsing Instagram I finally found some motivation for a [short] blog post tonight, taking a break from my daunting revision for final exams.

I've touched on the fact that, once I left my relationship with my ex I began to love myself and that I spent time getting to know myself again. A lot of this came after I realised how much I lost myself and how much I had changed. I had become a person even I did not want to know. In fact, I believe I didn't know myself anymore.

After that realisation, if anyone ever asks me for a single piece of advice on happiness, I say 'Love yourself'. I learnt to love myself, I learnt to spend time on ME and since then, I have never been happier. Of course I have days when I don't want to do anything, everyone has a bad day, but I know that I love who I am today, I have my flaws of course, but I love that I can take criticism, that I can build on myself for my own sake, not to please others.

I don't try to be someone I'm not anymore because I don't want to live a life that isn't me. I will be me for the rest of my life. I might change, but nothing ever stays the same. Nothing is static, not even your personality. Of course influences are inevitable but I am conscious of who I am and who I want to be. I found an amazing Instagram post to sum this up and I thought I would share it with you:

DISCLAIMER: I take no credit for this and all credit is attributed to the rightful owner of the above quote (@dru.anthony)

This quote so eloquently sums up what I went through in life; I rightfully took back the parts of me I  lost when someone tried to mould me into what they thought I wanted to be. I made the mistake of ignoring my earlier realisation of the issues but nevertheless, it was better late than never. I have my old self back, I am ME again, forever and always because it really is me against the world now.

This video, by Prince Ea, is so inspirational and sums up everything I wanted to say. I love this guy, he speaks so much truth.

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