Tim Hart ❤️
Jul 25, 2017 · 3 min read

Love yourself. Seems like a simple concept doesn’t it, so why do so many of us not love who we are? Let me talk about this idea for a moment, as simple as the concept seems most find it difficult. There are not many people that would say it is an easy part to love and accept whom they may be.

I have been thinking about this idea recently, I have noticed an increase in people that are unhappy with who they are, how their lives are going, their appearance, who they are dating, how they are treated and even where they are in life. The simple solution is telling them to get over it, everyone feels this way, but is that really how to fix something so complex?

The reason people are feeling this way towards themselves is that we are now in a world where we can scroll through Instagram, Facebook or even a snapchat feed and see people doing better than us. Nicer cars, buying houses, better physiques, people getting in relationships, people getting promotions, people with thousands of followers, people with money and people making an impact. We then look at these people and compare ourselves to them, easy thing to do, human nature. The issue is we are so caught up in these other people we forget to be who we are, forget to live ourselves and forget we are great.

This week I watched a video with the simple concept that we all have our own shit going on, we all have burdens and our own responsibilities. Everyone, no matter rich or poor have shit going on, problems that seem so deep we cannot get out of. There are people with depression, anxiety, people who are self-conscious, worried, scared, worthless the list could go on but we need to learn and accept those issues, to deal with them (easier said than done). People will deal with them differently some might completely own it and others may hide it and deal with it internally, but it is taking action and working through it that allows us to move forward.

If we band together as a group, those issues no longer seem so scary. Mental health is a hot topic at the moment, with more and more people being diagnosed. Maybe if we love ourselves and others just a little more and accept that you need to be sad in order to actually understand happiness.

You can’t appreciate the sunny days if it never rains.

I am not saying not to work on ourselves as individuals, and improve who we are as people, however, it is important to love the person you are now whilst moving forward. There is defiantly a process but hating yourself is not the answer. Over a long period of time, hating yourself can become detrimental. Your body, as cliché as it sounds, is a temple and the way in which you treat it is important.

Take an hour for yourself, heck take a week if you need it. It’s important to spend time just by ourselves and to create a relationship with ourselves and not just other people.

We often look at the things we don’t like about ourselves. How often do we look at our positive features, our good traits or even a thought as simple as I should be kind and love myself today?


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