Learning to Love Yourself
We tend to focus on looking for love, hoping for love, and waiting for love. Yet if we look to others to meet that basic need then weâll always be empty and unfulfilled.
That is, for others to love us in a healthy way, we must first be able to nurture ourselves ⊠and to love and honour who we truly are. The steps below can help you work towards this goal.
1. Decide to treat others with love and respect: As you seek to bring joy into othersâ lives youâll find that they repay you with kindness and love.
2. Practice random acts of kindness: âPlay it forwardâ by doing random thoughtful things. That will turn you into someone you respect yourself â and youâll also find that others are more generous to you.
3. Let go of the past: What happened in the past is merely history now. Today is a new day, and you are starting a new page. Let go of disappointments, hurts and any grievances you hold against yourself, other people â or the world! Â
4. Forgive yourself: We all make mistakes, or we regret some bad decisions. Donât ridicule, berate or criticise yourself for that. Instead, forgive whatever happened, and give yourself a break. It simply means youâre human â and are not infallible.
5. Practice positive self-talk: Write down and repeat affirming statements and truths ⊠like âI am giftedâ ⊠or âIâm a true and loyal friendâ. Post these statements on the mirror and repeat them to yourself.
6. Think through what you really want in life â You can carve out your own path and you choose your own destiny. Your life is a gift and you can choose what you will do.
7. Be persistent: Work wholeheartedly at loving yourself. If youâve suffered in the past then be compassionate. Be ready to acknowledge and work through your pain. You deserve that respect â and it will help to set you free.
8. Celebrate your accomplishments: Itâs easy to ignore or to downplay what we have done â but donât be blind to your successes and accomplishments. They ought to be acknowledged as theyâre part of who you are.
9. Think of someone you want to be like and emulate them: Doing that will build those qualities into your life as well â so it is easier to like, love and accept yourself.
10. Be yourself and trust yourself: Be true to yourself â and donât care what others think. Learn to trust your instincts and to follow your own heart. Also, learn itâs OK to say ânoâ and to do your own thing ⊠And you donât have to feel guilty for not pleasing everyone.
11. Donât compare yourself to others: Every person on the planet is different and unique. We all have different talents and different histories. Discover who YOU are and then invest in being you! Â
 12. Work on receiving love: When someone pays you a compliment or tries to show you love, donât quickly brush it off â but try and see it as a gift. That is, a gift that shows youâve value and are loved, and loveable.
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