In order to truly love yourself you have to accept, respect and have compassion for yourself. While loving yourself unconditionally. When you realize you are not hear to please other people or live your life their way. You can freely love yourself and walk your own path and speak your own truth. Lets clarify what self love is not. It is not about comparing yourself to others to determine if your good enough. It is not about being arrogant, selfish, self-centered or egotistical. It is not about looking after number one or putting yourself first at all times or at all cost. Choose to move from a unloving, fearful perceptive to a loving and whole perspective.
Real self love is reverencing, honoring your Divine sacred self. It is about accepting both light and dark areas in your life. Every morning practice looking in the mirror and saying” Hello gorgeous! I love you. ” It might feel funny at first but over time you will relax and get used to being loving and kind to yourself. Here are a few simple ways to show yourself more love .
1. One of the most important key to self love is to stop criticizing and judging yourself. Have compassion and forgiveness for yourself and learn to be kind. Practice non judgment. Pay close attention to the dialog in your mind and the words you speak to yourself. Sometimes we are more loving and forgiving with others then we are with ourselves. Create loving and positive affirmations to reprogram your thoughts and replace negative beliefs. You can say” I choose in this moment to love myself and accept myself just as I am”.
2.Be kind to yourself when you make a mistake. Its not the end of the world when you mess up or make a mistake. Allow your mistake to be teaching tool. Learn from them and move on. Don’t beat yourself up.
3. Embrace your imperfections. We are not meant to be prefect. Perfect does not exists. Perfection is a illusion in our minds to keep us trapped and feeling worthless and terrible about ourselves.
4. Be supportive of yourself. Reach out to friends, family, mentorship’s, when you need it. We have a wonderful Daily Love Assignment community on face book. Feel free to become a part of a loving community. We all need each other.
5. Love your body as is. You are Gods creation and you are beautiful as you are. Stay healthy find a exercise that you enjoy, that is fun to do. Taking a gratitude walk is easy and fun. All you need to do is pick a nice and safe place to walk. Become present and aware of your surroundings. Allow your heart to well up with deep appreciation for your blessing. It feels so good to recognize and appreciate beauty all around you. We have a wonderful gratitude community on facebook. Feel free to join us and share your gratitude daily with us.
Once you learn to love yourself, you can begin to love and accept other people. When you leave this planet, you don’t take with you relationships or your material possessions or your bank account or your job or business. The only thing you take is your capacity to love. Take baby steps. You can learn to love yourself. Life is precious handle with care and really, really learn to love yourself. Leave us a comment below. Share this article with your friends if it resonates with you. Let us know what tips you use to love yourself more.
Want To Use This Article In Your Ezine or Website? You have my permission, as long as you include this complete blurb with it. Marie Cornelio is a personal, spiritual and business development consultant and guide. Forthcoming author, inspirational speaker, meditation and gratitude practitioner and the CEO of Marie Cornelio International. Marie is a positive role model for today and tomorrows spiritual seeker. You can connect with Marie and learn about her programs, mentorship, services. Marie lives in Northern California where she loves celebrating life with her family and taking daily gratitude walks with her dog Roxie Love or riding her bike. You can visit Marie, access her free articles archive, and grab free stuff at http://www.mariecornelio.com.
