Happy Self-Love Sunday!
I hope you all have been enjoying this series as much as I have enjoyed it. Reading all your comments about how my blogs have been touching some of you really means a lot to me. My purpose for this series is to ensure that we remember to love ourselves & care for our selves, because sometimes we can forget to do this. I know we all love the saying summertime fine, so I feel like loving yourself should be apart of this process too!

Sometimes it can be easy to stay to yourself, to not let anyone in or let anyone know you. However, one of the most important things you can do is to let someone in. Allow someone to know the real you. Let them know the things you love about yourself & the things you do not necessarily care for. If you allow someone to see you, then you’ll always have someone you feel comfortable talking to when it feels like everything is falling apart. Sometimes the best way to love yourself is to be vulnerable enough to share who you truly are with someone, because as Maya Angelou said, “Nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.”

Now this task is something I have truly struggled with myself. It’s very difficult for me to be vulnerable with someone, for me to let someone in. I try to hide my battle scars, emotions, and keep them to myself. I enjoy helping others, but often struggle with letting others help me. I don’t know why exactly. Maybe it’s because I don’t want to appear weak. Maybe it’s because I feel like helping others first. Maybe it’s because I’m not used to sharing what’s on my mind, what’s bothering. But honestly, it’s probably a combination of all of those things.

It can be scary to let someone see all of you. To know things you have never wanted to share or have never shared with anyone else for what you deemed a good reason. You never know how people may perceive you, but at least in showing what you want to show, you can ensure that all of you isn’t totally being judged. That was sort of my mind-set at one time. But that is no way to live. Friends & family are there for a reason, they love and care about you, they want to help you. This is something I had to learn, learned it the hard way, and am still learning.

But I promise it’s worth it. Ultimately, you must seek God first with all your problems. But even in the Bible, God states the importance of having a friend in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10,
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who fall and has no one to help them up.”

It’s worth having someone there to pick you up. Someone you can rely on when you need to. Someone you feel comfortable being vulnerable with, being yourself with. Even if you only talk to one person and tell them everything you need to, that one person is so important. Talking to someone can give you a sense of relief, they may be able to shine some light on your situations in a manner in which you never thought about. I know that when I finally allowed myself to be vulnerable & share, I am always so thankful for my loved ones for listening and giving me advice. Even when they tell me something I don’t want to hear, I understand that it is all love. I understand that sometimes I have to fall and let someone help me up. And so do you.