To walk through this life not loving yourself must be so hard and confusing. People must feel so lost and so helpless.

I'm lucky as I've genuinely had a very happy childhood filled with lots of love, support, creativity and laughter. Mum and dad have always encouraged me to be myself and to be brave enough to try a variety of things, as one thing leads to another, which leads to another, this never ends, so by the time you know what feels good in your heart, or what's right for you, you've also learnt to much about what makes you happy.

I used to wonder what we all searched for, now I know the simple answers, which are to find 'self' and the love of another who also sees you and loves you unconditionally for who you are. It doesn't matter how loved you are by another, if you truly don't accept yourself, warts and all, you are missing out on so much sunshine and happiness, forever punishing yourself for no reason which pushes your romantic love away and breaks their heart.

If this life is a game, why are we all so hard on ourselves?

Why can't we just live our own life and find the happiness in each moment.

It is a new moment, look in the mirror and see your beauty as there is nobody like you in this universe.