You know you are amazing, right? No, really! You are. You are so unique and different from everyone I know and you deserve

• To be happy

• To be filled with gratitude

• To live a life of joy and love and success

• To enjoy positive personal relationships

Don’t roll your eyes. I know it’s almost cliché but it’s true. You are amazing! And once you start practicing self love you'll discover how great you are!

Don’t believe me? Make a list of all the things that set you apart from everyone else. Add in all the things you’re good at and all the things you’re not so good at – because it’s okay if you’re not good at everything. You can love yourself because you're not perfect.

Don’t forget about what you like and don’t like and how you view the world. It’s that combination of everything about you that makes you wonderful and unique. It's all the reasons you should love yourself.

Now go back and focus on all the good things about you. Come on! Practice a little self love. Add some more to that list. I'll wait...

Did you get stuck? Ask a friend what they love about you.

I saw that! Was that a grimace? What was that about? Did your stomach flip or your heart start pounding? Are you thinking, ”Heather, you’re crazy! I can’t ask people that!”

I know, it's a scary idea. What if you don’t like their answers? What if they don’t have anything nice to say? What if they think you’re horrible for asking?

You know …it doesn’t really matter. In the end, the only thing that matters is what you think of you.

They say, your outer world is a reflection of your inner world. Imagine what your world would look like if you loved yourself unconditionally. How would other people respond to you if you built up your self esteem? What could you accomplish if radiated self confidence?

Maybe you don't have to do anything in order to love yourself. Maybe you don't have to struggle, or acheive, or earn, or aquire, or strive for perfection. Maybe you can learn to love yourself just because you are, just because you exist.

Wouldn't that be wonderful?

You have to get to know yourself in order to love yourself. There are lots of areas to explore. Book mark this page and come back if you have to. I'll be here!