This is the last post of the 31 day challenge of self love.
-Nooo, don't panic, I'm not going anywhere!!-
I've tried something new over the last month, focusing on the positives, and I've really enjoyed the journey. I've enjoyed having to really think about some of the questions, and sometimes have surprised myself with the answers I've given. I've tried to be as honest as I can with what I've posted, and not written what I'd like to think I'd do or say.
Constantly being kind to yourself is easier said than done. Even the best of us doubt ourselves sometimes, it's human nature.
As I go forwards, even in my negative mindset, I'll try and find a silver lining in everything. Something that makes even the hardest things a little easier to manage. After all, that's what life is about isn't it? Managing things?
I'll try to remember that people's lives are never as they seem; I only recently have started to be more open about my 'down' days and therefore need to understand that people only want to talk about the good parts and go out of their way to hide the dirty, uncomfortable or potentially embarrassing from their posts.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A PERFECT PERSON OR LIFE.
There is probably someone out there peering through the window of my life and thinking how great I have it. We are all fighting invisible demons, and we all have an idea of what other people's lives are like and 90% of the time we are wrong.
I have many, many things I can be grateful for, and I am. When my illness flares up, its hard to hold on to these, but I'm going to make a conscious effort to ensure I at least try to remind myself not that others have it worse; but that I do have things worth fighting for and getting up for.
It's never going to be plain sailing; but I can tell myself that I matter. I can say 'I have things to be thankful for' I can tell myself I'm more than my labels or my appearance or job status. And by doing this, I believe I can slowly fall in love with myself for the first time.
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