You Deserve Love: Inspirational Words to Encourage Self-Acceptance

By Mona M. Hanna

You Deserve Love contains inspirational essays to encourage you to love and accept yourself. This short book inspires you to believe you're okay as you are, and the harsh words you tell yourself aren't true. The essays cover topics such as anger, being critical of ourselves, self-hatred, and dealing with issues such as caring for others and depression. Learn to love yourself again, and see your true inner beauty.

• Language: English
• Publisher: M. Hanna
• Release date: Oct 23, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310669552

Mona M. Hanna

Mona M. Hanna is the author of the books The Nature of God and God's Promises of Love. She has been a devotional writer since 2008, creating the blog Mona Hanna Devotions, focusing on expressing God's love, acceptance, and compassion. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Australia, with a sub major in professional writing. She has worked in the private and public sectors, and is now committed to communicating the lessons she learns from her personal walk with Christ.

Book preview

I’m Strong

I’m strong.

I’m normal.

I’m like everyone else.

I’m not absurd or insane or broken.

I don’t stand out as being different, more crazy than others, worse than others.

I feel how I feel, act how I act, am how I am, for good, valid reasons.

I’m not a freak.

It’s all explainable, can be understood; my problems have a cause and a reason, and there’s help. I can get better. Always.

I have a gift — a gift not everyone has.

I’m normal.

I’m normal.

Life Is What It Is

Life is what it is.

It’s more good than bad.

You just have to plow through.

Sometimes things will be awful.

Overall, things are good, aren’t they?

And even if they aren’t, overall isn’t life worthwhile enough to keep trying?

Things will be awful sometimes.

Things don’t have to be good all the time.

But you just keep going.

It will never all make sense, and sometimes will make no sense.

You don’t have to understand life all the time.

But you just keep going. It is more good than bad. It is worth living. It is worth trying.

And there are cats. If all else fails, be with a cat.

It’s Not My Fault

It’s not my fault.

It’s not my fault.

None of it.

I’ve done what I could with what I had.

I’m actually good.

And lovely.

And nice.

And bright.

And kind.

And deep.

All because I am. It’s not based on what I do. I just am these things. It’s not about what I do, how much I’ve done. I’m just okay. I live in a world where there’s