his has been something I have been working on for a long time. I have finally learned how to give myself compliments and words of affirmation so that I am not always seeking it from external sources.

 I still love hearing nice things from others but I don’t need or crave it like I used to. 

I finally understand that this is what self love feels like, knowing that you can fill your own bucket as much as others can. 

We need both but many of us didn’t learn how to fill our own buckets but it is a skill just like any other, the more you practice it, the easier it gets. Catch yourself doing something right and give yourself a pat on the back.