Have you ever given a compliment to a friend and they humbly declined it? Do you ever get one and shake your head at it? Have you ever turned red when someone tells you you're beautiful? What about when someone tells you how great a job you did on something?

Many of us have a hard time accepting compliments. It's not socially acceptable to think you're something special, even after our mothers have drilled it into our heads. If we work out too much, post too many pictures of ourselves, or take compliments with a smile, we're automatically put into 'that' category. The one where people believe we're vain. It's not a category anyone wants to be in.

When did loving yourself become vain?

This Sunday, PostSecret.com added Valentines they got from all over the world. The one that stuck out the most is posted to the right.

We're told our whole lives we'll never find someone until we love ourselves but we're also told we shouldn't think too highly of ourselves.

It's time we all stood up and finally believed in ourselves.

It's time we tell ourselves we're beautiful and make sure others know we know this just by how we hold our heads up high.

It's time we know the difference between vanity and confidence.

It's time to show the world how incredible we can be once we allow ourselves.

The key to all of this: we have to allow ourselves to be our best and share it with others. If we can't love ourselves, we can't truly love others. Embrace yourself, take yourself on a date, and find out just how fun you are and PLEASE share it with everyone else. We are a community because we need each other and our incredible qualities.

Then follow #takecaretuesday, post what you'll do for yourself today. Reward yourself for being so amazing and knowing it.