SELF-LOVE AS A SURVIVAL INSTINCT

Self-love is the foundation of everything.

It's the quiet knowing that you are enough, not because of what you've achieved or how others see you, but because you exist.

When you truly love yourself, you stop begging for crumbs from tables you were meant to own. You become the source, not the seeker.

Self-love teaches you boundaries. It whispers, "you don't have to accept less just because you're scared of being alone." It gives you the strength to walk away from what's not serving you and wait, with grace, for what aligns with your worth.

It's not pride or ego, it's clarity. In relationships, self-love is what protects you. It stops you from losing yourself in people. It reminds you that being chosen by someone else should never matter more than being chosen by yourself.

You'll stop mistaking intensity for intimacy, and you'll finally understand the difference between love that builds and love that breaks. Self-love is also peace. It's waking up and not needing validation to feel beautiful.

It's knowing that even on your worst days, you're still deserving of softness and patience, from yourself first, and then from others. When you love yourself, you attract differently. Not just in romance, but in friendships, in work, in energy.

You stop chasing and start receiving. Because you've become the kind of person you always wanted to meet, and everything around you shifts to reflect that.

So no, self-love isn't selfish. It's sacred.

It's survival. And it's the first love story that teaches you how to write every other one better.