poem that i want to give to you,

Hello, it has been a while since I last posted something, and honestly, I was not planning to upload anything until I am finished with my midterms and just all of my work. This post has been in my draft for so long and I neglected it because homework and projects have been 😠testing my sanity😠 and I don't even have time for myself let alone editing this blog post 😓

But today, in the middle of doing a school project, I decided to give some time to myself and edit this article. This is nowhere near perfect but I have a good time writing this so I sincerely hope you would enjoy it! ❤

I also curated a playlist special for this post because I cherish this article quite a lot since this came straight out of my heart. I would be more than ecstatic if you check it out! playlist to listen to when reading this

Self-love is something that is for me, the definition of easier said than done. questions like "how can I love myself the most when I am also the one who knows every little detail of my imperfections?" would pop out every once in a while in my brain, letting me know that my insecurity is still very much present, it's just enveloped with other thoughts.

But that is perfectly fine, ☺and I know I am not the only person who thinks that way, and self-love is a lifelong journey that I need to take. So, for this post, I would love to present you with a few written art pieces that I hope would help your self-love and self-acceptance journey. 

            

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This is, I would say, one of the human biggest problems. The ability to see the best aspect of everyone besides themselves. Accepting yourself is already challenging enough. Trying to love yourself meanwhile comparing yourself with others nonstop would be impossible. 😟

So here I am, convincing you, that you are also lovely💓, you are also wonderful💫, you are currently blooming🌼, and if most people don't realize that, then they have not been spending the needed time to look at you closely. You are the prettiest wildflower and it is their loss not to notice you.  

And I hope when you look at someone you admire so much you would realize that you too are also like that.

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For my fellow introvert out there, this quote from Sylvia Plath is made for you. Based on my experience as an introvert myself and others experience, there are times when we want to open up but doesn't know how, or we just simply miss the timing to open up to someone, and the worst of it all (for me personally) there is no one willing to wait patiently until we ARE ready to open up. And even though that is not our fault, we can't help but blame ourselves when that happens. 😵

I guess what I am trying to say is that you WILL find your person, your person that would wait patiently until you unravel to the best version of yourself. And it's never your fault that someone is not patient enough for you. And you never have to match everyone's timing. 😊💘

This one is not a poem, this is just something Anna Taylor (an actress) said and I am fond of it. So, I decided to also include it here.

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Set boundaries. Stop taking care of others feeling too much that you neglect your own. Stop trying to be a people pleaser all the time. I know it's not easy, but I believe you can do it so you have to believe that you can do it too.

This quote is quite similar content-wise with the one before, but what can I say? Website cookies keep showing them to me and my brain keeps saying to read it and to love it.

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Lang Leav quotes and poems got really famous starting a few years ago, but I still have not got the chance to read her books which is sad 😢. And one afternoon I came across this picture and my people-pleaser tendencies felt so attacked to the point that I need to share it with you.  Be selfish. I know you understand what I mean. Give time to yourself, prioritize yourself, ask your own opinion before you ask others. Love yourself first.................. ❤

And for the last one, because I feel like such a bad influence since I keep telling you to be selfish and not to care too much about others and everything I stated before, I have this quote, that I forgot where I read it. I wrote down this quote as my 2019 quotes (yes, I have specific quotes for each year) And I want this to be a reminder for all of us.

Be kind to ourselves and others.

As usual, I still have tons to share, I have a specific book to collect all of my favorites quotes and poems and everything (lol nerd much???), but I am on a tight schedule and I really need to get back to my homework. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *scream quietly*

I hope to see you again, soon.

P.S: I have been watching friends every now and then as a way to take a break from all of this madness and I can't choose between Chandler and Joey and Ross. Not that I have to choose but I can't choose 😍😍😍