What do you think about yourself?

I am all for self-love and all that jazz. Go Kanye-style if you have the guts!

For me, however, it is so damn hard sometimes to be realistic and honest with myself. How should I know if it’s OK to think than I am smart and beautiful and praise-worth or not?

How much self-love is healthy?

When does self-love become narcissism and self-idolization?

The truth is debatable, of course. There are a few ways, though, that might help with not being an asshole/not wasting your potential.

First of all, you should have a genuine image of yourself. Be honest with yourself. What are you good at? What are you bad at? How grumpy are you in the morning? How many people you made smile yesterday? Know your real worth (than add tax *wink*).

Secondly, don’t beat yourself up over the tiniest mistakes! (I know this piece of advice is as expired as that broccoli you keep telling yourself you’re gonna eat, but you have to fight that evil voice in your head that tells you you’re a failure) Look at kids! They don’t know shit about shit, yet they never stop trying, they never complain or downgrade themselves.

And thirdly, don’t be a stuck-up-nose-in-the-air-know-it-all-prick. No-one likes those people. Even if you think someone likes a person like that, chances are that someone has hidden interests. Be humble. You will sleep better at night knowing that you did everything you could to be a good human being.

We are all here for such a short time. Let’s not make each other’s lives miserable just because we can.

Every single one of us fights their own fight.

I cannot tell you what to think of yourself. That’s the point, though. You can choose how you see yourself. But always have in mind that in different ways, we are all the same.