The Power Of Loving Me

Love, the search begins, but where do you start. What is it? Does it truly last? How do we obtain this love? Like so many love songs, poems, movies, and books there is a dream of what love is and how we want this love to be in our lives.

For years I walked with my head down, battled with my weight, didn’t want to know what people thought of me. Everyone I looked at was a myth I had created in my head that all of them were thinking what a loser she is. I hated myself and had very low self esteem. I was convinced that the world was against me and the other woman I saw they must better.

I dressed poorly because I didn’t want people to really look at me or see me for who I was. Not even realizing that I was making it impossible for people to really know who I was.

I had fallen into the realm of depressed person that didn’t believe in what others told me. I was successful at work, I had a wonderful child that I was raising alone, and I had worked my way into my own house by 21, but I hated who I was.

I finally realized that I needed help. Not a counselor, but to learn to help myself. I am sure there are others out there a little more serious of depression that a Doctor can help, but in my case I just made up my mind.

I dressed better, held my head up, looked people in the eye and started thinking of all the things I did do right. I was doing great at work, with several promotions, a great daughter, good family support, and stability.

When I looked people in the eye I found that most didn’t respond badly to me at all. In fact most of them smiled at me. WOW!! They really weren’t laughing at me. I started making new friends, and the longer I did this the better my confidence in myself got.

Sure there were times where I didn’t get the favorable look, or something would be said that would have me take 1 step backwards, but the good far out weighed the bad and when I truly began loving myself for who I was that is when my life changed forever.

To love starts with you and finding yourself. Make the small steps to build your confidence, look people dead in the eyes and show them you are not afraid (although you may be trembling inside), and show them who you are!

Once you love yourself the rest will follow. You won’t find yourself in relationships of jealousy, deceit, and lust because you have a true you inside. You will learn to trust in others the way they now trust in

By: Melissa A

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