Loving yourself isn’t easy. But loving one thing about yourself each day is. Today it may be your eyes. Tomorrow it may be your smile. The next day your ambition may shine through clearly and you appreciate it. Each day is different and there are going to be different things about yourself that change each day. Just like how our hobbies, cravings, or wants fluctuate, so does love. The relationship with yourself is the most important one and it’s the hardest as well. Learn to love yourself little by little each day and one day, hopefully, you’ll love yourself whole.

Despite being discouraged by my failing (or failed?) relationship, I know I still have myself to lean on. I wholeheartedly love myself and there’s nothing I would change about myself (except maybe my income and making more friends). I know I am strong, hardworking, smart, and beautiful – even if I don’t feel like all of those things every single day. Sometimes I’m especially hard on myself for gaining a few pounds, but it also pushes me to get a little bit of extra exercise that day. Sometimes I feel utterly defeated and dumb, but then the next day I feel accomplished and intelligent.

Each day is a new day with its own challenges and its own rewards. That’s the beauty of life and being alive. Each day you conquer a new challenge and find another way to love yourself more.