Love To Yourself – 14 Habits Guaranteed To Increase Self Love
Want more love to yourself? Here are 14 habits guaranteed to increase your self love and become your very own best friend.
Let’s chat about more love to yourself.
Have you worked out yet that loving yourself makes you stronger and happier?
If not, now is the time to learn that lesson.
Let’s start with the fact that you’re more likely to put forth the effort to reach your goals when you appreciate your own intrinsic value.
You’re also bound to feel more content when you treat yourself with compassion and respect, and as a consequence you will seek out others who do the same.
NEWS ALERT: Instead of making you selfish, loving yourself actually increases your capacity and willingness to serve others.
On the other hand, that kind of confidence can be difficult to conjure up when you are riddled with self-criticism and doubts.
Granting yourself permission to love yourself – flaws and all – doesn’t mean you have to think you are perfect (for the record, no one is) nor does it mean you have to have the perfect body or perfect face.
Self-love has nothing to do with your outside appearance. It is all about the relationship you have with yourself.
If you would like to increase your capacity for self-love, try out these 14 habits that are guaranteed to help you love yourself more.
Self-Love Habits for Daily Life
FYI – Self-love is a skill that grows stronger the more you practice.
Make sure to incorporate these habits into your regular routine to increase your capacity for self-love…
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TIP # 1 – Meditate daily.
Self-love begins with self-knowledge.
Sit down and explore your thoughts. Figure out what’s on your mind and sort out your feelings.
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TIP # 2 – Care for your health.
Self-love means you respect and nourish your body and mind in a way that it needs to be cared for.
Stay fit with good nutrition, exercise, and restful sleep.
Limit your consumption of alcohol and junk food.
You know the deal – take care of yourself both physically and mentally!
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TIP # 3 – Love your body.
Appreciate your body my friend.
It’s the only home your mind will ever live in!
Be grateful too if you’re free from any serious illness or even if you just have the ability to BREATHE.
If you do have any health struggles, your body needs your love and kindness now more than ever before.
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TIP # 4 – Clean up your surroundings.
It’s easier to feel good when your house is tidy.
Tidy home = a tidy mind.
So take out the vacuum cleaner and get rid of all the unnecessary clutter and unessential crap from your personal space and environment.
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TIP # 5 – Monitor your self-talk.
You do realise someone is listening to the words you say inside your head and that person is YOU.
So speak kindly to yourself at all time, as if you would to your own best friend.
Use positive, encouraging words, be fair, be gentle, be understanding and above all – be forgiving.
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TIP # 6 – Clarify your purpose.
Spend time thinking about your values and how to put them into action.
Ask yourself what you want your legacy to look like.
What were you put on this Earth to do?
Give much thought to these two all-important questions when you set out to do any task in your day.
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TIP # 7 – Engage in meaningful activities.
Devote your time and energy to projects that matter to you.
Maybe you want to be a leader in your industry or maybe you’re more interested in your spiritual or personal development.
What is meaningful to YOU?
This picture or answer will look different in every person in this world.
What is most important is how you answer this question.
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TIP # 8 – Live authentically.
Forget about comparing yourself to others.
Follow your own heart, your own dreams and your own guiding light.
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TIP # 9 – Play around.
Lighten up. Now is not the time to stress.
Laugh at yourself instead of feeling embarrassed or serious all the time.
Take a break by tossing a ball around with your dog or play some board game with your kids.
You and you alone need to make fun and play at priority in your life.
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TIP # 10 – Look on the bright side.
Search for the positive aspects of any situation.
For the record there is always a positive side to things!
If your child wants to build furniture instead of going to medical school, you can still congratulate yourself for raising a responsible adult.
We all have our own path to follow in life.
Focus on yours and let others me guided by their own dreams and goals.
Self-Love Habits for Challenging Circumstances
News alert: Some events have the ability to shake your belief in yourself.
Consider the following methods for bouncing back from adversity.
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TIP # 11 – Forgive yourself.
Yes it’s time to forgive yourself and make a new start.
Pardon yourself for past mistakes and unfortunate choices.
Focus on what you can learn so you’ll be more prepared the next time.
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TIP # 12 – Recover from heartbreak.
The end of a relationship can be an especially hard blow to your ego.
You may be feeling unattractive or wondering if life is passing you by.
Take the time you need to heal and identify what you’re really looking for.
Wish your former partner well and move on towards a new love.
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TIP # 13 – Deal with unemployment.
Likewise, being out of work can make you feel unwanted or unappreciated.
Until you find your next position, you can fill your time with volunteer work and set out to brainstorm some strategies for getting or creating your new dream job.
You can also join a job club if that helps, to exchange leads and get the support you need.
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TIP # 14 – Seek counseling.
Sometimes we have childhood experiences that may have turned into patterns that are holding you back from loving yourself.
If so, considering consulting a therapist for guidance in addressing the more serious issues you may have.
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In the end, it really is important that you learn to love yourself more and generous helpings of self-love can really transform your life.
When you understand and cherish yourself to the best of your ability, you can AND WILL build stronger relationships and realize you can rise up to meet any challenge you face in life.
You can’t really love someone else unless you really love yourself first. Fred Rogers
Respect yourself, love yourself, because there has never been a person like you and there never will be again. Osho
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Lao Tzu
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Maya Angelou
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you won’t do anything with it. M. Scott Peck
You are morally obliged to take care of yourself. You should take care of, help and be good to yourself the same way you would take care of, help and be good to someone you loved and valued. Jordan Peterson
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