Effectual Ways to Love Yourself

It sounds weird to some people when they are asked about “Loving Yourself”. Most people even don’t know how to love themselves, however loving yourself is somewhat like maintaining your self-respect and self-esteem. If you can’t love, yourself then how could you love people around you? Remember if you are not happy, you can’t ever make your loved ones happy or content. So, the first thing you need to do for getting happy life and happy relationships is to love yourself.

People today are so much getting busy in their lives, that they don’t even have time for themselves. They get depressed, worried, jealous, envied, betrayed and broken and they start hating themselves for mere superficial reasons. They forget about themselves that what are they or what they used to be before. So, here are some amazing and effectual ways to love yourself.

Stop trying to be perfect

Never criticize yourself for being less than perfect. Rather do your best, and remember if you are not reaching perfection it’s not failure. Never let anyone’s expectations put any pressure on you. Believe that you are always perfect just the way you are, no matter how much flaws you have. You are different from all.

Never compare yourself with others

As I said, you are different from all, unique in this world with different gifts and talent. Never ever compare yourself with others as this makes you feel low or bad. You will be losing your self confidence, self esteem and might get depressed. So, be happy and content with what you have. Focus on your unique qualities, your strength.

Figure out what you really want

We all have dreams of having a nice house, an amazing car, ample wealth or being famous or even achieving some life goals. Find out what you want, what you really crave for. Figuring out your inner goals and motives will help you to know yourself better. So try to be honest with yourself. Don’t worry, your secrets will be safe with you.

Try to be who you really are

Always love yourself what you are, not what you were. Most of us pretend to be a person who we are not really and finally we realize it and regret over it. So try to be the person that you are and learn to love yourself just like the way you are. Accept your flaws like you do for your strengths. Be original!!

Forgive yourself

If you are broken and regretting over your mistakes that you have/had done, then let it go. Mistakes happen. We are humans not almighty God. Forgive yourself for what you have done wrong. Accepting that whatever you had done in your past, will make you ever more stronger. Every day is a new beginning, make a new and fresh start.

Forgive others

For forgiving others, you need to forgive yourself. Forgiving people doesn’t make you less. It makes easier for you to forget your past and get over it. If you will feel good and light, when you forgive people what they have done wrong to you.

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Read Books

Reading books or novels expand your imagination, your perception and knowledge. This makes your brain sharper and calmer. You will find 100 different ways of looking into specific thing changing your perception and conception.

Do what you actually love to do

Besides your daily schedule, which of course you can’t change, add some new hobbies into your schedule, that you actually crave for or ever wanted to do. Be it painting, playing musical instruments or singing, dancing, mountain hiking, or bungee jumping whatever, just do it. Make out some free time and achieve it. You will feel happy and satisfied.

Travel more

Do travel more, explore new cities, places and scenic beauties. If you don’t get enough time to travel due to your busy schedule, go on vacation, spend some quality time getting holidays.

Spend time with friends and loved ones

Family and friends are way too precious. Spend some time with them, go for partying with friends or go for outing with your family. Make them happy and you will be happy automatically.

Take ‘Selfies’

Take some best, worst, funny, wacky snaps of yours, and get the print outs of those. Don’t let them waste your phone memory.

Have fun

If you are with your friends in a bar or disc or hanging around with them on your holidays, then do the most wacky and weird things you actually wanted to do ever. Let yourself free. Jump, dance weird or act funny whatever you want just have fun and let yourself free.

Do favours

Help people, do favour to others but don’t expect anything in the return of your kindness.

Never say bad things about yourself

Don’t abuse yourself saying, “I’m good for nothing..”, “I’m a stupid”. These words make you weak, and less confident. Always believe you are the best and if something goes wrong it’s you who can fix it.

Nurture yourself

Take care of yourself, eat healthy, drink lots of water, do exercise, meditate, keep yourself hygienic. Maintain a proper healthy lifestyle. Appreciate your efforts, compliment yourself.

Believe yourself

Whatever you do, whatever you think, learn to believe yourself. Believe in your efforts, don’t get anxious or scared thinking about the outcomes. Remember, if you mess it up, you will fix it up too. So, you are best in what you do.

Make a list of your abilities

List down your abilities and strengths, no matter how short it is or how long it is. Feel great about the abilities you have got. Be proud of yourself.

Spend some time with yourself

Talk to yourself. Ask what bothers you, what makes you happy. Know who you are, what are your best qualities. Figure out your weakness or fear, work on it.

Learn to say ‘NO’

It’s of no use, if you take responsibility or take extra works that you don’t like, but still accept it to do. If you don’t like something, then it’s okay to say no. Don’t feel bad or guilty about it. However, make sure when you turn down the requests, make it gracefully and don’t forget to smile.

No need to impress everyone

Remember you are not here to impress everyone. You can never ever do that, there will be some people who will never ever like you or appreciate you. So, don’t even care about them. Be as you are. If people like you it’s good, if they don’t, forget about it.

So, these are the best ways which will help you definitely to love yourself. But above all these, always maintain a smile on your face, this is what makes you strong, confident and even acts like vitamin for this entire process. And let me tell you, you smile can even kill your haters. So keep smiling and loving yourself!!