Discover my favorite quotes about self-love and self-care that made me realize how differently I treat myself from others. The truth is I’m quite harsh, negative, and over-critical of myself. For example, I talk to others with kindness and empathy. And, I always try to justify their words and actions. But, I don’t show the same compassion and softness in my internal talking. So, the previous week I found and repinned a truly mind-blowing quote on Pinterest, so powerful that it stuck in me for days: “Dear me: Stop doubting, Keep Going, Believe In Yourself, You Got It! Love, me.” This note was published by Jenna Kutcher, a photographer, podcast, and educator from Wisconsin reminded me with simple words and the most gentle way of how we should treat ourselves.
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Sometimes we tend to be so focused on others that we forget to encourage ourselves. We may use the most flattering and kind words to others but we continuously criticize our efforts. We may justify others’ behavior but we never forgive ourselves. Inspired by this note, I gathered in this post some of my favorite quotes about self-love and self-criticism.
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.”
– C.G. Jung
“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.”
– Denis Waitley
“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
– Louise L. Hay
“Your task is not to seek for Love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.”
William Shakespeare, Henry V
“We can’t be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within.”
– Alexandra Elle
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
– Buddha
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“When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.”
– Diane Von Furstenberg
“We have to find the right distance between people. Too close, and they overwhelm you. Too far, and they abandon you”.
– Hanif Kureishi
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”
– Oscar Wilde
“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.”
– Charles Bukowski
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.”
– Malcolm S. Forbes
“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”
– André Gide
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else”.
– Marvin Gaye
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