Why Can’t I Love Myself Enough?

Why can’t I love myself enough?

Why does it always seem so tough?

Everyday, I feel that I have

To prove I am worthy of love.

I love others more than myself

I hide my feelings up the shelf

But when alone I feel regret

Always myself, I would forget.

All things happen for a reason

I take the blame every season

Wherever it takes, I would go

To fix the things I didn’t know.

Sometimes I feel so exhausted

I sleep yet never feel rested

But because it is a new day

I put on a smile anyway.

Smiling makes me feel I’m pretty

Though in my heart I feel ugly

No matter how I try to hide

I always see my ugly side.

In my mind, I’m my worst critic

Overthinking until I’m sick

Please be a little bit kinder

I wish I could love myself better.

Save and you'll be saved

It brings me great joy to be able to help someone even though I thought I needed help myself.  

When you feel lacking, make efforts to give.

When you feel unloved, give love.

When you feel neglected, notice someone.

When you feel sad, make someone happy.

When you feel like a failure, help others succeed.

When you feel poor, give someone even a small amount.

Then you'll realize that the lack was only you lacking to reach out.

And before you realize it, you will not anymore ask for blessings but you will be asking how to be a blessing to others.

Ask not what others can do for you but what you can do for others.

Give and you will be given.

Save and you'll be saved.