Self-love.

Everybody's searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me

What is self-love?

• Not being afraid to live the life you’ve always dreamed of, and going with it wholeheartedly
• Being good to yourself, being kind and compassionate — especially during difficult times
• Eating well, drinking plenty of water and looking after that wonderful body of yours
• Having the courage to stand up for what you believe, in no matter what
• Being passionate about what makes you come alive, and sharing it with others
• Knowing and understanding who you really are
• Not being afraid to be vulnerable; keeping your heart open
• Choosing to be happy; looking for the good in every situation, and learning from the bad stuff that happens
• Being grateful for everything that you already have your life, and forgiving yourself for past mistakes

 I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

Want a great relationship? Learn how to love yourself first

When you love yourself fully, you become more in tune with your real feelings, and trust your intuition and decisions with little doubt or worry. Loving yourself will not only create a better space to be more vulnerable, open and authentic, it will mean that those who love you will become a reflection on how you love yourself.
Self-love will widen the door to your heart, and you’ll act out of kindness, compassion and joy.  You’ll focus less on what’s going badly in your life and more on what’s good, which brings with it a sense of gratitude.
It’ll also open your eyes to new possibilities in life; you’ll see things that you’ve never seen before, and look for the good in people rather than the bad. With that, you’ll attract people who are generous with their love, and partake in experiences that you could only have dreamed of previously.
You’ll feel passionate, inspired and uplifted, and the best bit is it came all from within you!

And if, by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love  

Finding true love will be easier and more natural

That’s not saying there will be no challenging times, fears or worries, but you’ll be able to handle things better with more clarity and consciousness.  True love will come in its own time, and because of your own self-love you’ll be less needy or desperate for it to happen, it’ll just happen.

Extracted from here.

| Love has taught me to value myself and family more than you. |

| Love Allah means loving yourself. |