Self-love is vital for a happy and healthy life, and I want all my buxom babes to be happy and healthy. There are lots of different ways to care for oneself, so it doesn’t matter what you choose, it just matters that you’re doing it. Show your body a little love with a bubble bath, a spa trip, a photo shoot or a new outfit. It can be hard, but people have been discussing self-love for thousands of years. I think that goes to show how important it is. I hope these 20 quotes inspire you to love your body a little more and accept it for how amazing it is.
1. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection” – Buddha
2. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball
3. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen
4. “To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance” – Oscar Wilde
5. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
6. “You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” ― Amy Bloom
7. “There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” ― Steve Maraboli
8. “The human body is the best work of art.” ― Jess C. Scott
9. “I think everybody’s weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it.” – Johnny Depp
10. “You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” – Yogi Bhajan
11. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” – Barbara De Angelis
12. “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul
13. “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
14. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
15. “Healthy emotions come in all sizes. Healthy minds come in all sizes. And healthy bodies come in all sizes.” ― Cheri K. Erdman
16. “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.” – Helen Keller
17. “I am strong. I am powerful. I am enough.” – Vanessa Pawlowski
18. “In 20 years you will look back and think, ‘Wow, I looked good!’ So why not just skip all the garbage and appreciate how good you look now?” — Alexandra Williams
19. “Don’t compare yourself to someone else’s highlight reel.” — Kimberly O’Connor
20. “A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” – Andrew Matthews
What’s your favorite quote about self-love? Please share it with me in the comments. I’d love to hear it.