My way of self-love.

Greetings, everyone.

I welcome you to my blog today and give a very big shout-out to @josepha for organizing such a wonderful contest. The world is facing a series of challenges and pressures, and no one is exempted. For this reason, many people forget to show themselves some love. We are always out working day and night to see to it that we have food on our tables, and those with kids try to meet up with the demands from school to see to it that their kids remain in school.

The pressure is so much on people that they forget that they deserve some love. Me, who is still struggling, cannot keep showing myself some love, so I only do that once in a while.

When was the last time you really went out and enjoyed yourself? And what did you do?

The last time I went out and had real fun was last December when I traveled to the village. I had my cousins and siblings around, so the fun was everyday. Every day we go out to an eatery nearby and eat like we won't eat when we get home again. We eat and drink.

The memories of our outing actually made my Xmas a memorable one; it was my first time meeting my extended family, and in turn, they decided to make it a memorable one. We had fun going out and sitting together to just have a discussion.

Do you think it is money or your work that is stopping you from having self-love?

I don't think it's just one that's stopping me from showing myself some love; I think it's both. My workday runs from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and when I'm dismissed, all I need is rest. I just go home, take a bath, and hug my bed so tight. My only free day is Sunday, and I cannot show myself some love on this day because I cannot afford to.

This is why I think I am affected by both, and that's why I cannot show myself some love.

What do you understand by the word "self-love"?

Source

"Self-love" refers to a situation whereby a person considers his own happiness or puts his happiness and well-being before that of other people. Self-love can also be seen as not disliking yourself just to make another person happy.

Between your own needs and those of your loved ones, which do you consider first, regardless of how serious their needs may be?

I love myself a lot, and I like to stay happy. The truth is, seeing my loved ones happy makes me happy. For this reason, most of the time I consider the needs of my loved ones before mine and try to make sure their needs are attended to before mine, especially those of my mom. Even if I cannot meet up with some of her demands, I ensure that anyone to I can attend to is attended to.

In conclusion, these days, self-love is said to be selfishness. When you try to put your happiness first, the people of the world conclude that you are selfish.

Thank you for reading my post.