A Lovely Thought From Charlie Chaplin

So I have a post coming out today regarding an ELF beauty haul, however thought I would share this lovely thought from the amazing Charles Chaplin.

Charlie Chaplin is best known for being a mime actor in silent films, but what's not known is his more sensitive artistic side. On his 70th birthday on April 16th, 1959, he penned a poem about self-love. It's an exceptional poem because not many are like it. It goes like this:

As I Began to Love Myself, by Charlie Chaplin

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering 

are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. 

Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY".

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody 

As I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time 

was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this 

person was me. Today I call it "RESPECT".

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, 

and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. 

Today I call it "MATURITY".

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, 

I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens 

at exactly the right moment. So I could be calm. 

Today I call it "SELF-CONFIDENCE".

As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time, 

and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. 

Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do 

and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in 

my own rhythm. Today I call it "SIMPLICITY".

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for 

my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew 

me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude 

a healthy egoism. Today I know it is "LOVE OF ONESELF".

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since 

I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is "MODESTY".

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry 

about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING 

is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it "FULFILLMENT".

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me 

and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my 

mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this 

connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART".

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems 

with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing 

new worlds are born.Today I know THAT IS "LIFE"!