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You are like a plant. And the environment a plant grows up in is extremely essential for its growth and health. Who and what you surround yourself with, immerse yourself in, and/or allow to be present in your life affects your health.

How to Love Yourself (Part 4)

July 1, 2021November 18, 2021Loveenvironment, happiness, love, loveyourself, positivity, relationships, selfcare, selfcompassion, selfconfidence, selflove, selfrespect, toxicity

Welcome back to another discussion for the "How to Love Yourself" blog series. In Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the "How to Love Yourself" blog series, we talked about: The importance of confidence and attitudeThe need to have a mental chantSpeaking to the mirror at least twice a dayOwning a Love JournalCreating a Before and After List for and about YOUFinding people you respect and aspire to beHaving goals, passions, and hobbiesHaving a list of accomplishmentsThe importance of working out and how to effectively do soEnjoy Alone Time. Have Some Adventures on Your Own.Pay Attention to YourselfMake

You have to establish a healthy relationship with yourself first before you can cultivate healthy ones with others.

How to Love Yourself (Part 3)

February 15, 2021November 18, 2021Love

In Part 1 and Part 2 of the "How to Love Yourself" blog series, we talked about: The importance of confidence and attitudeThe need to have a mental chantSpeaking to the mirror at least twice a dayOwning a Love JournalCreating a Before and After List for and about YOUFinding people you respect and aspire to beHaving goals, passions, and hobbiesHaving a list of accomplishmentsThe importance of working out and how to effectively do so Today, we’re going to continue the “Put It Into Actions” section of the How to Love Yourself blog series. 10. Enjoy Alone Time. Have Some Adventures

Watch out for the influences that your own imagination and expectations will have on your dating journey; be aware and on the lookout for the disparities of what you have in your mind versus what’s actually present and happening in reality.

The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating (Part 10)

January 3, 2021June 9, 2021Lovedate, dating, datingadvice, datingtips, love, relationshipadvice, relationships

Welcome back to another blog post about dating! Today, we will talk about the process of getting to know someone and what you should be aware of (or look out for) as you date. So you are not overwhelmed, the list of lessons we have already discussed and covered in previous blogs is accessible here. 67. Expect Rejection; Don’t Think Every Date Will Go Well Drop the need to always win, succeed, or never get rejected. If a date doesn't go well, do not take it personally. Don't go into a date thinking that if the person doesn't like you,

If you LOVE your skin care routine, you will do it every single day and that is basically the point; ensuring that it is (or becomes) a habit, so you can reap the greatest benefits from your time, dedication, and commitment.

Why You Should Love Your Skin Care Routine

December 27, 2020February 8, 2021Lovefacewash, lipbalm, lotion, moisturizer, selfcare, selflove, serum, skin, skincare, skinproducts, toner

Having a great skin care routine is essential for having--yes, great skin! Therefore, if you LOVE your skin care routine, you will do it every single day and that is basically the point--ensuring that it is (or becomes) a habit, so you can reap the greatest benefits from your time, dedication, and commitment. You schedule for it regularly, you're excited for and enjoy doing it, AND your skin glows. It's all just a nice feedback-looping process! Your skin will thank you and you will feel amazing as a result. It's a win-win. And who doesn't love to win twice for

Working out is about looking and feeling good according to YOU. Do NOT feel like your body has to match or conform society’s standards or Instagram models.

How to Love Yourself (Part 2)

December 7, 2020February 17, 2021Lovebeauty, body, diet, eating, exercise, fitness, food, health, love, selflove, wellness, workingout, workout, youtube

Last time we talked about: The importance of confidence and attitudeThe need to have a mental chantSpeaking to the mirror at least twice a dayOwning a Love JournalCreating a Before and After List for and about YOUFinding people you respect and aspire to beHaving goals, passions, and hobbiesHaving a list of accomplishments This time we will discuss putting actual action behind your mindset to help build and solidify your confidence and attitude for loving yourself. And that first step will be... working out! Heads up: my discussion for this was longer than expected, so today's post will be entirely devoted

Falling in love with yourself is a journey.

How To Love Yourself

November 24, 2020February 17, 2021Loveaccomplishments, aspirations, attitude, checklist, confidence, goals, hobbies, human, humanbeing, idealself, ILoveMe, love, lovejournal, loveyourself, mentalchant, mentalhealth, passions, positivity, rolemodels, selflove, wellbeing

Loving yourself is hard. However, in order to love someone else--especially, to love them properly, you need to love yourself first. Think of a pitcher of water. It cannot pour anything into another cup if it is itself empty. Therefore, if you have no real love for yourself, you cannot give real love to other people. Otherwise, that “love” you have and will give to others is the type that seeks for something in return when real love should be selfless and genuine in nature. After experiencing a devastating heartbreak earlier this year, I realized that the source of my

The most important person who should love your body is not men, or your boyfriend, or anyone else for the matter, but YOU!

How To Love Your Small Boobs

November 2, 2020December 20, 2020Lovebodypositivity, boobs, selfconfidence, selflove, smallboobs

DISCLAIMER: None of the images used in this blog post belong to me unless specifically noted. As women, one of the things that matter to us is our femininity. And, personally, for me, at one point in my life, that came from the size of my boobs. As a teenager, I saw that guys were obsessed with boobs and I saw with my own eyes that girls with bigger boobs than me had more attention from them. The media also seemed to tell me that having big boobs and butt, having long lashes, plump lips, and pretty fingernails made a

We’re all humans and we’re all shaped and formed by different experiences. Hence, we will not click with everyone. And that is a key concept that you need to understand when finding the person who you will enter a romantic relationship with; it’s who is compatible and who complements you despite your different backgrounds, personalities, histories, baggage, and life experiences.

The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating (Part 9)

October 12, 2020December 31, 2020Lovedating, datinggame, datingrules, relationships

Hello and welcome back to Part 9 of The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating blog series. The recaps are getting longer, so I will put them at the end of the post; that way, you guys don’t have to scroll through ALL of it to get to the main meat and potatoes. Therefore, if you want to check out what we have talked about before this post, scroll all the way down to the end. Otherwise, let’s head straight into the post! 62. Do Not Ever Try to Persuade or Give Your Date Reasons to Keep You Around

Do not ever go into a date trying to impress the other person. This is NOT a job interview. It’s not supposed to be! Rather, reprogram your thinking from “how do I make this person like me enough to consider me to be a potential or future boyfriend/girlfriend/partner?” TO “How can this person [your date] add to my life?”

The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating (Part 8)

September 28, 2020December 31, 2020Lovedates, dating, datingrules, firstdates, love, relationships, romance

Welcome back, guys, to Part 8 of The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating blog series. Today, we are going to talk about what happens when you are in the midst of the Dating Game; so seeking potential candidates in real life at a bar, club, or anywhere you prefer to hang out at ORRR online via dating apps. Again, here is your reminder of how far we have come: Part 1 Evaluate Yourself Before You DateYou Are SpecialHave StandardsLove Yourself BEFORE DatingIt’s Okay to Be Alone Part 2 Be YouLeave Anyone Who Cannot Accept You For YouHave a

Personally, someone teaching me or me teaching someone how to give pleasure has got to be one of the hottest things ever. You can role play and it’s about you receiving pleasure while they’re learning! How is that a losing situation at all? The trade-off is only time and patience–but you’re enjoying or will be the one enjoying the results and payoff!

The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating (Part 7)

August 7, 2020December 31, 2020Lovedate, dates, dating, love, relationships, sex

Welcome back guys! I hope you all have been doing well, and are safe and healthy. Today, we'll be finishing up the second half of the Sex portion of The 75+ Lessons You Should Know Before Dating blog series. As always, here's the recap right underneath. You can click on any lesson to be taken to the post it was discussed in. Part 1 Evaluate Yourself Before You DateYou Are SpecialHave StandardsLove Yourself BEFORE DatingIt’s Okay to Be Alone Part 2 Be YouLeave Anyone Who Cannot Accept You For YouHave a Healthy Attitude About Relationships and LoveHave a Healthy Mindset