Self-Love

Do you love yourself? Self-Love is regard for one's own well-being and happiness (chiefly considered as a desirable rather than narcissistic characteristic). It is the instinct or desire to promote one's own well-being. It has many benefits include lowered blood pressure & relief of symptoms of depression.

Recently a lady is Houston married herself for her 40th birthday. It's not a New phenomena. I talked about it a POST about the newest threat to marriage a few years ago. It's not my cup of tea but I have to admit it is a cool way to express self-love.

She was going to celebrate her life anyway. She decided to celebrate it by make a vow to herself to dedicate herself to herself. Of course, her celebration brought about ridicule. On Facebook I saw some eye opening critiques on her event.

We have some dumb ass people in the world. Stupid.

She paid money for that...

She will be divorced within the year

Some are stuck on the word marriage. Their understanding of the event maybe limited. She living & loving in her truth. She loved the event and that what is important.

I can always tell people who don't truly love themselves.

1. People who whine about their insecurities constantly, Some give up while trying to work on themselves. Some do nothing about what they dislike about themselves but feebly complaint about them. 2. People who hatefully complain about others. Especially who who do love themselves, are working on loving themselves, and/or the ways the self-lovers use to love themselves. Clearly these people do follow Mark 21:31.

Because no one would hatefully express their feeling towards themselves. Yet people can voice the ugliest opinions about the choices of others even when those choices don't affect them at all. It ok to disagree with the choice but to be disgusting or insulting in the disagreement is not loving at all.

Yes, Outspoken_Diva loves herself. I love myself to work on myself as much as I can. I have caused many of  my darkest days of my past. One day I decided to be responsible of many of my brightest days. I had to learn to pour into myself some how everyday. Sometimes the quotes I share are for me. Somedays I need to diffuse with a good song about releasing myself from people and things that want to hold on to me. I had to be honest to myself about my likes, dislikes, & opinions. I had to learn to hold firm about my likes, dislikes, & opinions even if I stand alone with them. I had to learn to love the Same Stuff, Different Day, mundane things in life. Hey, it's not something hectic that I have to figure out how to deal with so I might as well love it. Daily, I learn to love the work in progress that I am.

I am not what I should be but I Love I am not some the Outspoken_Divas of  Yesterday and Love the trials they experience to give today's me wonderful lessons to learn . Tomorrow, I am going to Love me today for all the Love I Love at this moment.

Self-Love is a curriculum we think we've mastered but it is really a life-long lesson. Everyday there is something we have work on.

We just have to love ourselves enough to take the infinite course.

As Always, Talking to You in Adult Terms