31/08/2026
Give yourself some love with a hug today 🩵🩷💛
You, Too, Deserve Your Own Love and Compassion
Before we can truly be present for others,
we must first learn how to be present for ourselves.
Before we can offer comfort,
we must allow ourselves to be comforted.
Before we can give love freely,
we must remember that we, too,
are worthy of receiving it.
So if life feels overwhelming, pause.
Let the world continue without you
for a little while.
You are not selfish for protecting your peace.
You are not weak for needing rest.
You are not wrong for choosing your wellbeing.
You are human.
And sometimes the most loving thing we can do,
for ourselves and for everyone we care about,
is to tend to what is hurting,
and remind ourselves that we deserve
the same love and compassion
we so freely give to others.
Speak gently to yourself
when you are tired.
Hold yourself softly
when you are hurting.
Give yourself permission
to simply be,
without rushing,
without striving,
without asking yourself
to be more than you can be today.
There is no shame in resting.
There is no weakness in needing tenderness.
There is no failure in choosing peace
over what continually drains your spirit.
Sometimes, healing is simply
sitting quietly with yourself
and saying:
I am here.
I see you.
You have carried enough for today.
You are allowed to rest.
Let yourself be still
without feeling guilty for it.
Let yourself receive
the love, patience, and kindness
you have spent so long giving away.
Because you are worthy
of your own tenderness, too.
In learning to care for yourself,
you discover something beautiful:
You were never asking for too much
when you needed love.
You were simply asking
for the same love
you had always been giving
to everyone else.
~ 'You, Too, Deserve Your Own Love and Compassion' by Spirit of a Hippie
✍️ Mary Anne Byrne
~ Art Unknown via Pinterest
