Self Care Vs Self Love

It all starts with You!

As humans, we have a certain expectation of what we want, how we want to feel and how others have the responsibility to make these things happen. But is it someone else’s responsibility to make us feel loved, cared for and happy?

What is Self-Care?

Self-care is what we do to care for ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. This can range from doing tasks each day such as brushing your teeth or making sure you go to sleep at a reasonable time, and having routines which allows you to take care of yourself.

What is Self-Love?

Self-love is the instinct or desire to promote one’s own well-being; regard for or love of one’s self.”.

Self-love is all about unconditionally accepting ourselves exactly the way we are. Self-love is also about the conversations we have with ourselves, our feelings and some of our actions. It’s about knowing and understanding our imperfections and despite them, loving ourselves and feeling “I am enough!”

What is Happiness?

The term happiness is used in the context of mental or emotional states, including positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. It is also used in the context of life satisfaction, subjective well-being, flourishing and well-being.

What gives you true happiness? Material things, such as new clothes and expensive gadgets, relationships, hobbies and work are a few things that bring joy and happiness to us. However, as soon as something becomes old or changes occur with people, our happiness is also impacted. So if it bought you happiness at one time and not at a later time, was this true happiness in the first place?

If we seek for happiness in other people or materialistic things, this happiness will always be temporary as we do not have control of things and people . True happiness is something which only you can give to yourself by searching deep within your heart.

Give to yourself what you wish from others

If you wish to receive respect from others, start respecting yourself

If you wish to care for others, start caring for yourself

If you wish for others to give you their time, start creating time for yourself

If you wish to receive love from others, start by loving yourself

If you wish to find true happiness, search for this within yourself