At Fred and Far, we make a promise to choose, honor, remember and love ourselves every day. Practicing self love is so important for your inner peace, happiness, health and life. It is so easy to put others first in an act of selflessness, but it’s nearly impossible to give your all to someone else if you don’t give your all to yourself first. You deserve to place yourself on a pedestal and practice what makes you feel good, from acceptance, to love and care, and everything in between. Below are 12 of our favorite self love quotes that speak volumes to the importance of loving yourself.
“I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don’t have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?”
-- Shailene Woodley
“Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself”
-- Tyra Banks
“I think self-love isn’t some destination you get to and you are then incapable of feeling those feelings, but a journey in which you adapt your experiences to make for a happier life.”
-- Palome Elsesser
“Self love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.”
-- Beau Taplin
“Had we not loved ourselves at all, we could never have been obliged to love anything. So that self-love is the basis of all love.”
-- Thomas Traherne
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
-- Buddha
“Something inside you emerges...an innate, indwelling peace, stillness, aliveness. It is the unconditioned, who you are in your essence. It is what you had been looking for in the love object. It is yourself.”
-- Eckhart Tolle
“It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.”
-- Eartha Kitt
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through the process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
-- Brené Brown
“Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible -- it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transport you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could.”
-- Barbara de Angelis
“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It's not like you have forever, so don't waste any of your seconds, don't throw even one of your moments away.”
-- C. JoyBell C.
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.”
-- Rupi Kaur
Nothing is more important to your health than loving yourself and everything about you. Not only will self love make you a happier and more positive person, but we hope it will foster a clear mind open to new possibilities and chances to share your love with others. One way that we make our self love a priority is completing our 30 Day Self Love Challenge - it's a perfect way to hold yourself accountable and is full of great ideas for practicing self love! We hope that these quotes about self love inspire you to choose yourself and love yourself each and every day. If you need a physical reminder to help you practice self love daily, consider the Self Love Pinky Ring - the universal symbol of self love.
