Ek baat poochhuun? Aakhri baar aapne khud ki tarif kab ki thi?

Hum log itne busy rehte hain doosron ko please karne mein — ghar ko perfect rakhna, sab ki expectations poori karna, har kisi ke liye "theek hoon" kehna — ki khud ke liye ek "well done" bolna bhi bhool jaate hain.

Maine bhi yahi kiya kaafi saalon tak.
Aaine ke saamne khadi hoti thi aur sochti thi — kaash naak thodi aur chhoti hoti, kaash thodi aur patli hoti, kaash thodi aur... kuch aur hoti.
Phir ek din kisi ne mujhse kaha — "Tum apne worst critic kyun ban gayi ho, jab tum apni best friend bhi ban sakti ho?"

Woh ek line... kuch tod ke rakh gayi mere andar.

Self-love ka matlab yeh nahi ki aap perfect hain. Matlab yeh hai ki aap imperfect hoke bhi khud ko accept karti hain. Aap thak jaati hain — aur phir bhi uthti hain. Aap roti hain — aur phir bhi muskurati hain. Yeh strength hai. Yeh beauty hai.

Aaj se bas itna karo —
Subah uthke aaine mein dekho aur ek cheez bolो jo tumhe apne baare mein pasand hai.
Sirf ek. Roz.
Dekhna, kuch hi dinon mein list kitni lambi ho jaati hai.
Duniya tumhe judge karegi — karte rehne do. Tumhara kaam hai khud se itna pyaar karo ki doosron ki baatein tumhara din kharaab na kar sakein.

Tum enough ho. Tum worthy ho. Tum — exactly jaise ho — kaafi ho. 🌸