Do not wait too long to love yourself fully, before you look for love from others.
No one else can love, understand and care for you exactly in the way you truly need. Only you can do that best. When you learn to hold yourself gently and faithfully first, you become ready to share love freely too.
True giving begins within. Only when you love yourself well, can you love others deeply and wisely. Then you meet relationships with less disappointment, less hurt, and more peace.
Before you reach for love outside,
Let your own heart be satisfied.
No hand can hold you quite as true
As care and kindness coming from you.
When you are whole and rooted deep,
You give and love without regret;
Less broken hopes, less sharpened pain,
Your worth is found inside your own domain.
You are the treasure first and near,
Don’t wait till lost to hold it dear.
Remember, yourself is the very first precious gift you possess. Do not wait until you almost lose it, to realise how valuable it really is.
