Love Yourz

Nosipho Xhuma

In the beat of life's endless rhythm, there is a song that too many forget to hear — the melody of: Love Yourz, by J. Cole. It is not the loudest track on the playlist, yet it holds the deepest truth: happiness is not found in chasing others' tune, but in embracing your own.

The world may tempt you with glittering promises, persuasive voices and blinding spotlights but those shining moments often cast shadows of doubt and comparison. Contentment is not found in comparison. It is found in appreciation — for there is beauty in the struggle and ugliness in the success. Too often, our hearts grow restless whilst chasing the illusion of perfection crafted by others. Resulting in most swallowing a bitter lie in silence — that someone else's life is better than their own. Cleaner. Fuller. Softer. Brighter.

So we compare and ache.

And in that quiet aching we begin to abandon our own lives and stop seeing the sacred in what is ours. We end up forgetting the weight of the battles we have already survived.

To "love yourz" means accepting where you are. Even if it is not where you planned to be. Coherently, it means being able to find beauty in imperfections and realising that every life has its own battles, blessings and beauty!! Loving yourz is not a weakness — it's a bold chorus sung by those brave enough to stand in their own skin. It's finding rhythm in the struggle, harmony in the scars and power in simply being real.

There's no such thing as a life that's better than yours — only a life you haven't loved fully.

*Love Yourz* isn't a slogan or a caption under a selfie.

It is a rebellion.

It's saying: I will not trade my truth for someone else's performance. It is being able to look around at the mess in your life; the scars, the unfinished parts and choosing to have gratitude for what is. It also means having faith in what's yet to come and choosing to love your imperfect journey.

In essence, when the noise of envy and impatience rises — loving yourz is the steady reminder that will ground and lift your soul. View your story as one of a kind. A masterpiece unfolding note by note. The best life is not the one that looks good on the outside, it is rather the one that feels true to your heart.

There really is no such thing as a life that's better than yours.

*Love Yourz is the name of the song and thus the alternative spelling.