Self-love broken down individually means “self” which is you and I as individuals and “love” which means different things to different people, but in this concept, I will explain love as the ability to put yourself first.
I will like to refer to the bible in Mat 19:19 love your neighbor as you love yourself for Christians. For others, Tron said in a movie titled “game of thrones” “Never forget who you are because others will never forget, wear it like an armor and it will never be used against you”. When you fully embrace who you are or that particular thing that makes you feel insecure, you are loving yourself already.
Self-love has a way to change your relationships with friends, family, and acquaintances. You realize that it only hurts you to hold a negative grudge inside, if you love and care about yourself, you have to learn to let go and forgive.
You do yourself a favor and forgive because the person you hold a grudge against is walking freely while you carry a load on your chest.
Here are 11 ways to start practicing Self Love
Accept yourself
Accepting yourself means accepting everything about you, your imperfections, and your weaknesses because that is what makes us human. Accept that you are perfect because you are created in God’s image
Acknowledge your Reality
Sometimes to face our reality is the hardest nut to crack, but when we accept the reality of our lives, it will give us present happiness and enable us to be happy too in the future.
Practice Radical Honesty
When you acknowledge your pretense, you will be able to see the lies in the truth. Living in denial won’t help anyone, if you deal with the bad stuff, it will help you to get the good stuff
Identify your Part
When you are able to know and accept that the part you played before, have a way into your future, ask yourself how it has affected you so far, understand the mistake and work on it.
Admit your Mistakes
Remember that you cannot fix all things in your life and make it perfect, once you understand that there is a problem, you will understand that you need a solution for it. Failing opens new avenues for learning and growth.
Take Responsibility
You take responsibility for your success and life, you take charge, blame nobody but yourself, its tour life not someone’s.
Don’t let fear Weaken you
Do not allow fear get to you, fear of what others may say about you. Be bold and courageous.
Count your Competencies
It’s easy to look in the mirror and point out everything wrong with you, look on the brighter side of things, count on your strengths, not your weakness, look at your value, not where you are lagging.
Free your Mind of Doubts
Don’t overthink what life should be all about, look at the reality and accept things, when you give room for doubt, you will definitely see reasons to dislike things about you, focus on what is and not what is meant to be
Accept that Challenges are part of Life
Don’t shy away from challenges, They are what gives you inward strength and makes you stronger what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But rather get into the combat of life and fight it, mold it to become what you want it to be.
Make a plan that will aid you to reach your Goals
Make plans that will take you to your reality The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. Put down your ideas and take it one day at a time.