How can I love myself more
How can I love myself more? I feel guilty when I love myself
Megan feels that she can’t love herself. Every time she shows some love to herself, she feels that she is being narcissist and selfish.
We have been taught that it is wrong to love ourselves. We have been taught by our family, friends, and society that it is wrong to ask for more possessions, money, happiness, and success. How often have you heard someone say to you “you are not good at anything” or the like? As we hear these negative statements about ourselves from others, we easily can forget how special we are and that we are true gift to the world.
When you love yourself, don’t consider this form of narcissism. On the contrary, this shows that you appreciate, respect, and love the gift that God has given you.
Reasons why I can’t love myself
- Lack of self esteem
- Lack of confidence
- Excessive guilt
- Feeling not worthy
How can I love myself more
If your goal is to learn how to love yourself, then follow the guide below:
1. Start with physical appearance
Get a piece of paper and list everything you like about your physical appearance such as hair, eyes, body, clothes, etcetera. Compliment yourself on the attributes you like in yourself. If there is something you don’t like, change it. If you don’t like your hair do, go get a new hair cut, if you don’t like your clothes, buy something new.
2. Forgive yourself
I often hear people say “how do I forgive myself?” Feelings of guilt are common among such people. Feelings of guilt contribute to negativity and to being harsh on ourselves. If you have done something you are not proud of, simply learn to let go of the resentment and forgive yourself.
We are not perfect and make mistakes constantly. If you are going to spend your time dwelling on a situation where you hurt someone’s feelings, then this is not benefiting you at all. We are all worth of love, so learn to let go of the resentment and love yourself once again.
3. Take care of your health
Taking care of your health is a major part in life. It is also a sign that you love yourself and care to nurture your body. Often people who are depressed neglect exercising, eating healthy, and caring for their bodies.
Begin to eat healthy, start taking long walks on a daily basis, stretch and move your body constantly. As soon as you start paying attention to your health, you will begin to love yourself more than now.
4. Always love yourself
Some people’s self esteem begin to suffer as soon as they meet someone that doesn’t like them. What you have to realize is that your worth is never based on what someone thinks of you. Know that you will encounter some people who will not love you and that is perfectly fine, after all, I’m sure you don’t like everyone you meet as well. You don’t need to love everyone and not everyone must love you.
People have different cultures, different life styles, different religions, different political views, different thinking style and different tastes. Imagine if we are all the same. Life would be boring, wouldn’t it? Once you accept these facts and stop seeking approval, you will be on your way to loving yourself more.
5. Practice the art of giving
If you keep asking the question “how can I love myself more” then you probably need to practice the art of giving. When you begin to give to others kindness, money, and help, you will begin to experience positive emotions. These positive emotions are what make it easier for you to let go of the negativity and begin to truly care and love yourself.
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Thanks for a post on loving ourselves. Such an important topic, . The way I look at it, the most important single factor to loving ourselves is to learn to see ourselves through the lens of how God sees us. When we get caught up in how we look and where we are placed in the pecking order of life, we are missing the truth about who we really are, deep inside, under all the cosmetic junk. Health is important, but whether we match up to the latest image Hollywood or the modeling word promotes as ideal is self-defeating whether currently we stack up or not. In the long run, wrinkles form, hair recedes and teeth fall out. If our love of self is built on looks, at all, it will be a very shaky foundation.
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Hi, Dia!
I believe it is important that we start from liking ourselves, because if we do not, then who is going to love us at the first place? Of course, it shouldn’t go as far as narcissism, but, as you say, showing some interest for our own health, being self confident and complimenting ourselves are great ways to start loving ourselves and show we are worth the love.
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Hi Dia,
Your post came at a right time. I am tired now and am thinking of skipping my daily run today. But your reminder on health and inspired me to run again.
Self love is every important. While reading this post, I am reminded of a philosophy preached by Jim Rohn, “Work harder on yourself than at your work or elsewhere.” His main logic here is to be that when we are at our best, we can then give more to those we love. Let’s shamelessly give ourselves some self love and we will know that those around us will benefit more in time.
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How can I love myself more? Its a matter of accepting who you really are and not trying to become what your not. We are born winner and even the most ugliest duckling can turn out to be a beautiful swan.
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Great topic Dia, It seems as if somewhere in life that we learn that “loving ourselves” is selfish and bad.
I have to agree that it does not serve ourselves or the world to not love ourselves.
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Hi Dia,
Nice topic.I really like the heading that is why I click on it.You have shared great tips to love ourselves and you have given nice ideas to change ourselves.Thanks for sharing this post with us.
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Hi Dia,
It is a very inspiring post and you have shared great tips to love ourselves and I think it is not a selfish approach, and by loving ourselves we can get many things in our lives.
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