"Loving yourself is not vanity. It is sanity."
— Katrina Mayer
"How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you."
— Rupi Kaur
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
— Buddha
Happy Valentine's Day.
Whether you're partnered, single, somewhere in between—today belongs to you too.
Not as a consolation prize. Not as an asterisk on a couples' holiday.
As the star of your own love story.
A love letter to yourself:
Dear [your name],
I know things haven't always been easy. I know there have been days when you questioned your worth, your choices, your path. I know you've been hard on yourself—sometimes brutally so.
But I want you to know: I see you. I see how hard you've been trying. I see the courage it takes to keep going.
You are worthy of love. Not because of what you do or achieve or look like. Simply because you exist.
From this day forward, I choose to treat you with the kindness I would give my dearest friend. You are my dearest friend.
Love always,
Yourself
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