Beautiful Love Yourself Enough Poems and Quotes
What does Love Yourself Enough mean exactly? Let’s first look at the self-love definition (according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary):
- an appreciation of one’s own worth or virtue
- proper regard for and attention to one’s own happiness or well-being
- inflated love of or pride in oneself
My mother would roll over in her grave if she thought I was promoting the third kind of self-love in that definition! So, make sure you understand, I AM NOT SUGGESTING THAT YOU BECOME A NARCISSISTIC, SELFISH FOOL! 🙂
Let’s focus on the words worth, virtue, happiness, and well-being. Those are key words associated with learning to truly care for, and about, yourself. We are going to look at love yourself poems and simple quotes to help get you inspired!
Learn to care for your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs in order to confidently and comfortably become your true self.
Love Yourself Enough Inspirational Quotes
I’m sharing simple self-love quotes to encourage you to stay consistent with your self-compassion and self-care journey.
Every day, do something that genuinely feeds your physical, emotional, social, and/or spiritual being. Even something as simple as taking a 10-minute break to relax, breathe, and stretch.
Remember, you cannot be at your best for your loved ones if you are not taking care of your own needs. In other words, you can’t pour from an empty cup, so take care of yourself first.
Let Go of Hurt and Hate
Let me share an example of how to love yourself more. Learn to let go of hurt and hate. Those emotions are only causing you more pain and preventing you from nurturing your spirit with positivity.
You cannot maintain a healthy growth mindset if you are filled with negative feelings about the past, or about the way someone has treated you, or about the way a situation turned out.
You cannot control the past or what’s happening around you. Realistically, you can only control how you react to it.
So don’t let someone else, or something else, take away the joy of being your authentic self. Love yourself enough to let go of hurt and hate to make room to grow and nurture your inner self. This is why self-love is important.
Live Without Fear of Being Judged
Another example of self-love is learning to live without fear of being judged by others.
So often, we make behavior choices that are based on what others will think of us, or what others will say about us. This prevents you from being your authentic self.
Your mind is troubled (and ultimately your body will be troubled) by the anxiety of worrying about what others think of you.
If you are living an honest, respectful life with confidence and joy, you do not need to be concerned about what others think of you.
Self-Love is Not Selfish but It’s Not Ugly Either
When we are practicing a healthy form of self-love, we must check our ego at the door.
Self-love should not include ugly behavior, manipulative behavior, self-absorbed, or attention-getting behavior. These are egotistical behaviors.
A healthy degree of self-love promotes respect for self and others. It encourages setting limits and boundaries with your time and attention.
Healthy self-care practices support positive energy and wellness.
Self-love should not be selfish. Lean into the self-love movement that embraces a healthy form of self-love, not an egotistical, ugly form of self-love.
Do you love yourself enough?
Do you love yourself enough to set boundaries with others? Do you love yourself enough to walk away when you need a break?
Are you drinking enough water to stay hydrated and healthy? Are you getting enough sleep? Do you love yourself enough to balance your needs with those of your loved ones?
Are you practicing good emotional self-care habits? These are examples of what it means to love yourself enough. I hope you’ll give it lots of thought and consideration.
Love Yourself Poems to Inspire Your Journey
Now that we have a strong understanding of self-love, I want to share some love yourself poems with you.
You’ll see a variety of writing styles that share a common theme of self-acceptance, self-confidence, and self-love.
These seven famous love yourself poems encourage you to let your inner strength empower you and your inner light shine on the world.
Irreplaceable by Rupi Kaur
the universe took its time on you
crafted you to offer the world
something different from everyone else
when you doubt
how you were created
you doubt an energy greater than us both
Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say, It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman.
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, that’s me.
I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say, it’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman.
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, that’s me.
Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them,
They say they still can’t see.
I say, it’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman.
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, that’s me.
Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing,
It ought to make you proud.
I say, it’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
The palm of my hand,
The need for my care.
Cause I’m a woman.
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman, that’s me.
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and
I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains, and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese,
harsh and exciting-over and over
announcing your place in the family of things.
You Matter by Nikita Gill
You are not small.
You are not unworthy.
You are not insignificant.
The universe wove you from a constellation,
just so, every atom, every fiber in you
comes from a different star.
Together, you are bound by stardust,
altogether spectacularly created
by the energy of the universe itself.
And that, my darling, is the poetry of physics,
the poetry of you.
Invictus By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever Gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
The Not Poem by Erin Hanson
You are not your age, nor the size of clothes you wear.
You are not a weight, or the color of your hair.
You are not your name, or the dimples in your cheeks.
You are all the books you read, and all the words you speak.
You are your croaky morning voice, and the smiles you try to hide.
You’re the sweetness in your laughter, and every tear you’ve cried.
You’re the songs you sing so loudly when you know you’re all alone.
You’re the places that you’ve been to, and the one that you call home.
You’re the things that you believe in, and the people whom you love.
You’re the photos in your bedroom, and the future you dream of.
You’re made of so much beauty, but it seems that you forgot.
When you decided that you were defined by all the things you’re not.
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise.
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise.
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise.
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise.
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Final Thoughts
None of us are perfect with healthy, respectful, and compassionate self-love practices all the time. If you are like me, you have days where self-love feels like a joke. You may even have days where self-love feels selfish.
Love yourself enough to keep growing and being, or becoming, the person you are meant to be in this world. It’s a journey. Be patient with yourself.
And remember, self-love includes talking to yourself with the same kind of love, kindness, and respect with which you speak to others.
Your brain believes what you tell it, so speak positive thoughts only—positive affirmations leads to a positive mindset.
Related Articles:
- Self-Love 101: How to Start Your Self Love Journey
- Why You Should Talk to Yourself Like Someone You Love
Love to All! ~ Susan
