Love is in the air.

Regardless of your relationship status, focusing on love can uplift your spirit, especially when you give yourself the attention you crave from others.

Sometimes, we become consumed by relationships or responsibilities. When we get into the nurturing-others mode, we tend to forget about ourselves—self-love and self-care become diminished.

Single or in a relationship, your status shouldn’t stop you from loving yourself. I wrote a blog post about 10 ways to love yourself effectively. Check out the practical ways to infuse your life with self-love. 

Do you know there are five languages of love?

Words of affirmation, receiving gifts, quality time, physical touch, and acts of service—these love languages encompass five different ways we give and receive love. Gary Chapman developed them. Here is a brief article describing five love languages: 5 ways to express love. 

What’s your love language? Take a quiz and find out here. 

Learning your top love languages will change your life by helping you understand yourself better and build fulfilling relationships with others.

For example, quality time and words of affirmation mean dedicating time to yourself and writing love letters. 😉

A Love Letter to Yourself 

Yes, you heard me right. You can write a love letter for the one and only one who knows you the best and is always in your life through thick and thin—You!

I remember writing love letters to myself with wishes and recognition of my gifts in my first palm-sized diary at fifteen. I was my own cheerleader. I had to because I had no parents or other role models to cheer me on my path. Why not do it for yourself, right?

Check out this fascinating website, futureme.org, where you can write a letter for your future self and choose a delivery date as far ahead as you wish.

Write love letters to yourself with positive affirmations and reminders of your strengths and accomplishments. Read these letters when feeling down, or keep them as a reminder of your self-worth.

Developing a loving relationship with yourself is so damn essential. I hope you are one step closer to embracing the love you deserve.

Because you deserve to love yourself just like you love others!