This quote encourages self-love and self-awareness by urging you to capture and remember times when you feel your best, most confident, and truly connected to yourself. It's about recognizing and celebrating your own worth.
Quote by Warsan Shire: “Document the moments that you feel most in love with yourself.”
Document the moments that you feel most in love with yourself.
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Historical Context
In a digital age where self-image is often externally validated, Shire's poetic directive to document internal self-love offers a powerful message about personal affirmation and resilience, particularly for women and marginalized voices.
About the Author
British-Somali poet who became the first Young Poet Laureate for London in 2013. Her poetry, rooted in the Somali diaspora experience, gained global recognition through her collaboration with Beyoncé on the visual album Lemonade in 2016.
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