Love The Skin You’re In

I’ve come to realize that mirrors don’t lie.  The way you see your reflection in the mirror directly relates to how you’ll view others and the world around you.  Does it make sense to expect others to love and value you, when you don’t love and value yourself?  People can only do to you what you allow them to do.  Tolerating cheating, abuse and blatant disrespect  is totally unacceptable.  You should know that you are loveable and deserving of kind treatment.  The longer I live the more I believe that there is certainly someone for everybody, regardless of your past.  There is never valid justification for abuse.  Learn to respect yourself and others will follow your lead.  Finding closure and healing for the wounds of our past is the foundation in which healthy loving relationships are built.  Wholeness is what we are all looking for, but we don’t always know where or how to find it.  Contentment comes from the inside out and not the outside in.   It all begins and ends with you loving the skin you’re in.  Short or tall, big or small, you’re special, unique and original.  Have some standards and never let them go.  If you’re expected to change just to be accepted by others, then you’re probably barking up the wrong tree.  Be yourself and always patient.  Good things still come to those who wait.