A Lesson In Self-Love (We all learn the hard way)

Self-care is not a face-mask in the bathtub

Although sometimes it is

It's going to bed at 9:00pm because that is what is good for me

Although sometimes 7:00pm is better

It's not binging on American Horror Story alone at night

because that shit is fucked up and makes me want a cigerette

Self-love is not eating whatever I want

Although french fries are necessary at times

It's eating food that makes me feel good, full, and healthy

and does not make my body swell and flare

To know myself is the first step in every direction

To know what's good for me is the next

Whatever provides true joy is the answer to "where do I go from here?"

Self-love is not giving myself whatever I want

It's giving myself whatever I need

And I always need joy