I Love Myself Some, Me!

Valentine’s day was two days ago and I was moved in my spirit to write this post. I know, some could rather care less about the day and some even call it Singles Awareness Day. So no matter the side you are on, I am sure as the day drew near you a lot of decorations, ads and mentions of the upcoming day. I love hearts and not only on Valentine’s Day. I buy things with hearts on them from clothes, to bags, to jewelry. A new item on the top of my wish list is a shoe: the Chuck Taylor Love Fearlessly oxford in gray. That little red heart on the toe of the shoe just calls out to me. I love hearts. It’s a love thing. In this season of my life, seeing hearts reminds me to love myself first. That’s my reason and I’m sticking to it! 

I was in the store last week in line to buy something and I looked over at a display and saw a greeting card. The card was really cute and was decorated with replica of a puffed heart balloon. The heart was meant to be taken out used as a deocoration once the card was opened. I like the way that greeting cards are now made to where you can use them as art. They make great keepsakes. When I see a greeting card that I like, I buy it and use it as decoration. I did not focus on the fact that it was a Valentine’s card, I liked the heart on the card. I picked it up with the intention to tack it on the board in my office along with a few others I have collected. 

When I placed the card on the counter the store associate looked at the card and said, “This is a Valentine’s Day Card.” I told her that it was and that I like to hang cards with pretty covers on them in my office to decorate my board. That part of the conversation describing the card as decoration just went right past her ears. She moved right on to ask, “You’re buying yourself a Valentine’s Day card?”. “Yes”, I answered. She then says, “I don’t want that if it’s not coming from a man!” At this point, the conversation could have gone several ways. However, before I knew it words were just flowing out of my mouth. I told her that I pretty much buy what I want, and as the Valentine’s card, it starts with self-love and self-care. Silence fell upon her at the check-out counter. 

I hear the two ladies who had been waiting behind me chime in and say, “Yes.” and “That’s right.” So, as the store associate wrapped up the transaction, she told me that I had just schooled her on something. She mentioned how she will buy her own shoes, but….. I did not even want to hear what she said after that. Because she did not get the point of me mentioning self-love. I smiled told the store associate and the two ladies in line to have a good evening. Before I left the counter, I told the associate to remember herself put herself first. She was still not getting it, she was more wowed by the fact that I just bought a Valentine’s card for myself. I was actually buying the card for my office wall, but she had her mind wrapped around that wrong thing. The point is to know that you are an important factor in your own life. Everything starts with you! 

So, out of that interaction comes this message:

Focus on being you from the very place you are now. Be you, your authentic self. That’s it and nothing more than that. Just you. I had to learn to be selfless with myself. The energy that I once poured into others, I had to simply give it to myself. Sometimes we spend time building others up and filling their cups that we unintentionally forsake ourselves. So, pour into your own life, love your own self, your own soul, and build yourself from the inside out. All from just right where you are at this moment. Simply love yourself whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not.

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