some introspection
I’ve been thinking that radical self-love becomes even more urgent as you age. Being okay with yourself was always vital to emotional well being. But now instead of *just* beating yourself up by comparing yourself to others, those others are usually younger than you are. They’re awesome before they hit 30, like you were supposed to be but *weren’t* because your life doesn’t necessarily follow a script.
some introspection
This was always difficult if you’re raised being told you’re stupid/ugly/undesirable/etc, and now instead of trying to pick up self love in your 20s, you’re less flexible because you have less energy and more things eating that.
If you aren’t okay with yourself at some level, you’ll be even more thrown off and either really spiral or protect your ego by becoming defensive about how younger folks are privileged slackers, *neither of which is a healthy take on the world*.
