How do you love yourself, you ask? Love yourself the way a loving parent would love.
- Tell yourself, “I love you” from your heart. Say it as if you are your own loving parent. Say those words while feeling the feelings and watch how that feels. Do this regularly.
- Give yourself unconditional self compassion when you feel hurt feelings.
- Forgive your past and current mistakes unconditionally.
- Get to know what you love doing. Write down a list of all the things that you love doing and experiencing. Do them regularly. This is a way to love yourself in action.
- Surround yourself with positive encouraging people. Doing this is a way to take loving care of yourself. This is a way to let yourself know that you are in good care in your hands.
- Stay away from people who hurt you even in little ways. This is a loving way to protect yourself from harm. This is a way to love yourself.
- Don’t do things for others to be liked. You need to give yourself the experience of being liked just for who you are. By not doing them, you are allowing yourself to get to know that you are worthy of love and that you are enough just as you are.
- Set boundaries with others and do not let them cross them.
- Be on a mastery journey. This is a journey for you to discover what you are made of, to get to know your strengths and that you can push past perceived limitations.
As you regularly and mindfully practice self-loving actions steps, the positive manifestations will become apparent to you as well as doing them will also become a habit compounding your growth and improving your life. Take the self-love action steps starting right now. Began by lovingly saying to yourself, “I love you so much!”