Pretty in Pearls

I feel like I've written about this before but it's also a topic I can never speak enough about...LOVING YOURSELF.  I am a firm believer in loving yourself since I too struggled and didn't always love myself as a young girl. I now know just how important it is.  I've learned over the years that if you don't love yourself you'll fall for anything.  What I mean by FALLING FOR ANYTHING is you allow people to walk and trample over you, humiliate you, and slight you of your happiness . They have no sense of respect for you and the sad thing is they constantly prey on that vulnerability because they KNOW you'll always come back.  It's similar to that abused animal that still longs for the attention of the abusive owner...or the battered child that still wants to be loved by their scolding and unloving parent. It's one of the hardest things I've ever had to watch especially when it's someone you love and care about. You feel helpless.