This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at FSU chapter.
Valentine’s Day is already here, and some people are having a hard time loving themselves. Some people have a hard time understanding that you can’t fully love someone else until you fully love yourself, every single part of you. So, I asked some of my fellow writers and friends what songs they listen to when they want to love themselves, and then I combined them in this list, enjoy.
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“Since You’ve Been Gone” – Kelly Clarkson
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“But since you’ve been gone, I can breathe for the first time.”
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“Survivor” – Destiny’s Child
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“If I surround myself with positive things, I’ll gain prosperity.”
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“Dancing On My Own” – Robyn
“But I’m not the girl you’re taking home, too, I’ll keep dancing on my own.”
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“Confident” – Demi Lovato
“What’s wrong with being, what’s wrong with being, what’s wrong with being confident?”
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“I Love Me” – Meghan Trainor
“I love me, hey, I love me, hey, I don’t know about you but baby I love me.”
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“Let ‘Em Talk” – Kesha
“It used to hurt me, used to bring me down. Do your worst ’cause nothing’s gonna stop me now.”
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“Love Myself” – Hailee Steinfeld
“(I love me!) Gonna love myself, no, I don’t need anybody else.”
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“Strip” – Little Mix
“(Jiggle all this weight, yeah, you know you love all this) Finally love me naked, sexiest when I’m confident.”
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“no tears left to cry” – Ariana Grande
“Ain’t got no tears in my body, I ran out, but boy I like it, I like it, I like it.”
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“Beautiful” – Christina Aguilera
“I am beautiful no matter what they say, words can’t bring me down.”
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“Born This Way” – Lady Gaga
“‘There’s nothing wrong with loving who you are,” she said, “‘Cause He made you perfect, babe.”
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“Don’t Stop Me Now” – Queen
“I’m a shooting star leaping through the sky, like a tiger defying gravity”
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“Miss Me More” – Kelsea Ballerini
“I forgot I had dreams, I forgot I had dreams … but I miss me more.”
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“Black Woman” – Danielle Brooks
“I’m a black woman, I’m a black woman.”
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“This Is Me” – Keala Settle
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“But I won’t let them break me down to dust, I know there’s a place for us, for we are glorious.”
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Courtesy: Nicole van der Sommen
February isn’t only the month of loving someone else, it’s about loving and accepting yourself. These songs help people not unlike you to love themselves. If you enjoyed these songs, and want more then follow this playlist on my Spotify. Happy Valentine’s Day, hope you love yourself today.