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6 Ways to Love Yourself


"You are perfection. Embrace your loveliness. "


Okay, so my lips look dry in this pic, who cares because I love this pic. Loving yourself is the essence to your confidence. It is your way to make sure your value comes from within and is not determined by others. Knowing your value helps you to be more confident in sharing with the world the uniqueness that you bring to everything you do. Loving yourself increases your ability to realize your full potential and usually comes with mastering the art of knowing what brings you joy and being firm on what you can do without. Your mental health and well being benefits from self love because only you will know what can get you to your happy place.

Life is full of peaks and valleys and some of the valleys feel a little deeper than others. The following twelve tips will help you to reset and can serve as helpful reminders of what to do when your self love is out of whack.


  1. Appreciate your uniqueness as the core to your beauty and value. Loving yourself is a beautiful feeling. The definition of self-worth is the value you have for yourself. It does not serve you to measure ourselves against others or to let them determine your value. It's about protecting your positivity and maintaining your peace of mind. It's about being kind to yourself and putting you first. Who cares if you're not perfect? No one is perfect. Do what the happy people do, work with what your mama gave you! Let go and love yourself!

  2. Your uniqueness is your gem. Love the unique and beautiful being that you are. You are perfection. Embrace your loveliness. There is only one you, you have purpose and you deserve everything your heart desires. It's time to take notice of your beauty and discover what you love about yourself. It's time to make an effort to love the parts you don't like. Some say we may need to explore why we don't love certain parts of ourselves but I am learning to focus on what I love. I'm sure if you focus on what you love about yourself, you'll discover that they are the same qualities that make people love you.

  3. Rejection is protection. When I don't get the things I want or something I was hoping for doesn't happen, I truly believe the universe is protecting me from it. I tell myself that It just wasn't meant to be. I have lived by this principle for years. It is a perspective that has provided me with clarity and has prevented me from wasting time asking myself the "what if?" question. It's about that job you didn't get and then later found out the boss was a monster. It's about feeling heartbroken because the person you were interested in after you find out they really aren't in to you. Then you later find out they were not what your were looking for in a relationship. for you. Follow your gut, your intuition. I have faith that missed opportunities are not failures. Nothing happens before it's time.

  4. Take care of your body, it is your temple. Treat your body like a temple and nourish that temple. Confidence isn't just about accepting our body, it's about loving our body and being loyal to your body. Exercise and feed your body with the nutrition it needs to help you be at your best performance. You're going to need fuel as you realize your full potential. I know fitness is hard to commit to, but think of it as a habit you have to create. From my research, it takes 30 days to make working out a habit. In the meantime, if you're not doing it now, try to get your body moving by being active for 30 minutes daily. If you're not doing anything now, start with 5 minutes and try to increase to 10 minutes. My favorite workouts are pretending I'm an aerobics instructor and do my 45 min walk through my neighbourhood (4 km). It goes by so fast if I am listening to music or audiobook. 45 min is nothing when you think about the time you may be wasting doing something that is not benefitting you. These are the workouts where I don't think about anything but the present. I also love Zumba, any form of Yoga, aerobics, dancing...anything that I have to follow, knowing that it may take me a moment to follow. Lol. Exercise is a great way to reset your mood. Take care of yourself, when you see how amazing you will look and feel, it will give you the motivation to keep going.

  5. Be confident. If you're not confident right now, fake it until you make it, while you build it. Next time you see a confident person, pay attention and take in how they move. Sit back and watch them work the room, watch how they emulate the word "poise". Watch how they walk with their head high. Confident people are very intriguing to observe. They literally own the room. They speak with determination and people pay attention. They know their bodies and what looks good on them. They usually have a unique style and are not concerned with what people think and say as long as they like what their wearing. They have made a decision to love themselves and share their uniqueness with the world. The key to having confidence is loving and trusting yourself. Know what you deserve and be confident in your choices. Absolutely, no one knows what's best for you more than you do.

  6. Be kind to yourself. Be in the moment. Yesterday is no longer yours, tomorrow isn't yours as yet, but the present is your gift to do as you wish. Try to protect your peace of mind and remain positive. Negativity can easily draw you in and draw you down. For some reason, the bad things are easier to believe and the negative things people say is what we let stick to our soul. From today on, try to focus on the positivity around you and protect that positivity. YOLO.

Now go start loving yourself and if you already do, love yourself more!


Check out other lovelies with some uplifting words to support you on your journey to loving yourself.


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