What is Self-Love? Many people mistakenly believe that self-love is the s ame as selfishness, or having a b ig ego. It’s not. So, what do we mean when we say “self-love”? Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. Self-love is not simply a state of feeling good. Self-love means taking care of your own needs and not sacrificing your well-being to please others. Self-love means not settling for less than you deserve. Loving yourself doesn’t mean you think you’re the smartest, most talented, and most beautiful person in the world. Instead, when you love yourself you accept your so-called weaknesses, appreciate these so-called shortcomings as something that makes you who you are. When you love yourself you have compassion for yourself. You take care of yourself like you’d take care of a friend who is in stress. You treat yourself kindly. You don’t criticize yourself. Self-love is a practice and it’s a skill that takes work. Sel...
What is Feminism A lot of you have all kinds of questions, confusion, misinterpretations of what feminism is all about. Is feminism anti-men? is feminism against the institution of marriage? is feminism about angry women shouting slogans? or is an alien concept and doesn't have any relevance in our country. If you look up the definition of “Feminism” in the dictionary, you’ll see these statements: Feminism is: 1. The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes 2. The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes 3. The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities 4. The doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men There's a big difference between the perception of what feminism is and the truth of what it means. Feminism means everyone is treated fairly and with respect. Feminism is not anti-anything, it's pro-equality. Feminism means believing that women an...