Go ahead, give yourself a hug.
By Emily Ratay — Written on Oct 12, 2016
It's all too easy to lose track of what's really important in life. I mean, hell, we're all so preoccupied with getting by day to day, it's not hard to forget about what matters the most.
Happiness — that's the key. Without happiness, what do we really have? A boring job, boring friends, a boring life. Who the hell wants that?! No one in their right mind, that's for sure.
Once you've found happiness, don't let it go. It's not always so easy to find. But the most important step in finding happiness is finding love in yourself. Accepting yourself for who you are and believing that you can be whoever you want to be is highly important. If you're too afraid to be who you really want to be, then you'll never find true happiness.
Forget about what everyone else thinks, just be you.
If anyone knows about the positive affect of loving yourself, it's Simi Fromen. Her poems inspire people to be true to themselves and put themselves first for a change.
She preaches about how impossible it is to make everyone happy all the time, so instead do whatever it takes to make YOURSELF happy! Simi's poems are dripping with motivation to fight for your inner YOU and steer clear of getting swept up in what everyone else expects you to be.
She is also an advocate for helping others heal through empowerment and inspirational words. As a way to help herself heal after a divorce, she started her Instagram page, in hopes that it would be cathartic for her pain, as well as the pain others' were going through.
In her own words, "Writing is my heart and soul spilled on paper. It is art. It is healing and I hope others find comfort and inspiration in my words."
True happiness lies within the love you have for yourself — so let Simi Fromen INSPIRE you with her brutally honest words on self-love.
If you're searching for the best quotes and memes to share with the people you love (or just want to feel inspired yourself) ... look no further! From the sweetest love quotes, inspirational sayings, and hilarious friendship truths, we've got you covered.
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"Stop in your tracks. Break negative self-talk. Repeat 'I am worth it.' Take a breath and believe it."
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"Never let anyone color you another shade."
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"Dear Self, The only one you need to answer for is yourself. The only one you need to live up to is you. The one person you need to love wholeheartedly IS YOU."
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"I will not waste another breath on regrets. Without them I would not know myself as well as I do."
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"What often holds us back from moving forward is shame. Once you make peace with this, you will be able to conquer mountains."
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"Keep on believing. Hold your head up high. I promise you the waves will calm. And the air you will breathe. Even if it's momentarily. Catch the life force while you can. It's all a blessing. Inhale gratitude."
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"The only one you need to prove yourself to is you."
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"We can settle and stay mediocre. But why not be f*cking brilliant."
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"I am a hot mess of contradictions and I will not apologize for that."
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"And I know within the chaos that echoed from your veins, you have what it takes to pull yourself up higher and dive into starting over."
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"Sometimes you need to take a step back in order to move forward and see clearly."
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"We are all struggling. Every single one of us is trying to find the way. No one has it easy all the time. So be kind, always."
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"Grieve. Shed. Cry. Repeat as often as needed. Strip the armor from your heart. You are healing. Go on and keep evolving."
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"When we put the ego aside and really listen to one another, there we find a universal need to be heard and accepted entirely, the same way as the next person."
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"Give me raw unedited and authentic truth. Speak it all unfiltered. I would rather have the sting of reality than the pain of lies."
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"Never compromise your comfort for someone else's escape."
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"You can not please everyone and it isn't until you realize this and wish to please yourself first, well until then, in my opinion, you will be a prisoner."
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"No matter how many times you broke, your heart always has courage to love again."
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"Always come from the heart. Always come from love."
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"Dear Self, Your past will not be a blueprint for your future. Do not allow it to stunt your present. Savor every moment and have faith in your heart. You got this. Love, Your Soul."
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"Open darkness. Love yourself there."
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"It takes tremendous courage to let someone love you again."