ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
LOVE is all you need.
I believe that self-love is one of the key components to true happiness. Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness. In other words, self-love means taking care of yourself - your own needs - and not sacrificing your well-being to please others.
Society has taught us that self-love or self-care is selfish - and I can hear you screaming “I’m not selfish”. Good, I’m glad to hear it.
Learning to love yourself is one of the most powerful and important things you can do in life. When you love and respect yourself, it changes every single thing. Your life as you know it will start to flourish - not only will you be your own best friend, you will enjoy your life more; you will attract better and healthier relationships into your life, you will enjoy your work more, and it will seem that your life starts to open like a flower.
Self-love is the starting point for being able to truly and selflessly love and show love to others. So if this is something you struggle with, then here are three ways to get started;
Firstly, let’s start with something easy… silence that inner critic. Pay attention to how you internally talk to yourself and start talking to yourself like you would to your best friend on earth. No more put-downs, no more criticisms and no more negative chatter.
Here’s the thing - every word you say to yourself, your mind and body hears it all and reacts accordingly. So why not tell it good things?
Secondly, start focusing on your body. Start with nourishing your body, hydrating your body, and cutting out drinking, smoking and other nasties. Be kind to your body, go for walks, take baths, cook yourself a dinner delicious healthy meal, go to bed early and get a full 10 hours sleep - your body will love you for it.
Then lastly and most importantly, work on your mind … train your mind to be more positive. Find things that you truly are grateful for each day - time spent with loved ones, a presentation that went really well at work, a refreshing swim in the clean ocean, a morning walk with my playful puppy - absolutely anything that you are grateful for that happened that day. Write them down at the end of the day and then at the end of the week review them - you will be amazed.
Self-love, when practised on a regular basis, will change your life for the better and lead you down the path to higher self-esteem, gratitude, love and abundance - and who doesn’t want more of that in their life?