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It's interesting to learn to love yourself, when you hadn't known before that you didn't. To learn to love the sound of your voice without knowing you thought it was grating. To learn to love the color of your eyes before realizing you thought their grey was dull. To learn to love your skin, even, as you come to understand you have always wanted to claw it off. To learn to love your idiosyncracies as you discover that they irritated you to no end. To learn to love yourself in your entirity even as you learn you had resigned yourself to being unlovable, to yourself or anyone else. (Especially anyone else) It's interesting to learn to love yourself, when you don't fully comprehend your own self-hate. h.f.m.
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Jun 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018 at 5:39 PM UTC
YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LOVE WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU HATED
It's interesting to learn to love yourself, when you hadn't known before that you didn't. To learn to love the sound of your voice without knowing you thought it was grating. To learn to love the color of your eyes before realizing you thought their grey was dull. To learn to love your skin, even, as you come to understand you have always wanted to claw it off. To learn to love your idiosyncracies as you discover that they irritated you to no end. To learn to love yourself in your entirity even as you learn you had resigned yourself to being unlovable, to yourself or anyone else. (Especially anyone else) It's interesting to learn to love yourself, when you don't fully comprehend your own self-hate. h.f.m.
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Jun 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018 at 5:39 PM UTC
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