As a child, I wasn’t taught to LOVE MYSELF.
I wasn’t taught to respect, trust, or listen to myself, either.
I wasn’t taught to care for myself and have compassion for myself.
Instead, I was taught to:
😢 Second-guess and doubt myself
😢 People-please and say yes to everything
😢 Feel anxiety about everything
😢 Constantly produce, perform, achieve and accomplish
😢 Worry greatly about how I looked (and what other people thought of me).
It was EXHAUSTING.
It took conscious effort and a LOT of work to REPROGRAM and REPARENT myself. In the last five years, I’ve FINALLY developed some practices and principles for how to better love, respect, and care for myself.
Last week, a YouTube viewer commented on my channel, and asked I would make a video on this topic.
In this video, you’ll find SEVEN WAYS to LOVE yourself. Here’s a snippet of each.
Which one is your favorite? Are there any you’d add or delete?
1) Decide that you loving yourself is a GOOD thing, something you WANT to do, and something you WILL do.
2) Make a list of Daily Affirmations and refer to it often.
3) Check in with yourself. Ask yourself: “How do I feel about this?” and
“How would I like to feel about this?”.
4) Spend time with yourself. And, when spending time with others, speak up for your wants, desires, and needs. Make sure that some of the time you spend with friends and family is doing what YOU want.
5) Only surround yourself with other people who love you, too. Don’t keep people in your life who routinely judge, criticize, or put you down. People who love themselves aren’t afraid to walk away from others who don’t.
6) Honor your mistakes and failures. Know that life is about progress, not perfection. It’s about the journey, not the destination. Don’t beat yourself up for past mistakes or setbacks.
7) Don’t compare yourself to others. Comparison is the thief of joy. If you’re going to compare, try comparing your current self to your past self.
