Why Loving Yourself Brings the Ultimate Peace
You. Love you. Loving yourself is one of the keys to living a positive, happy, healthy and peaceful life
What is Loving Yourself
Having self respect, self esteem and a general deep down trust and happiness with yourself. Loving yourself is not arrogance and feeling that we’re better than others, it is being content with ourself and the person that we are.
It doesn’t come easy. It is a curse of human nature to dwell on the negative aspects of our lives and reflect solely on the unfavourable things that happen to us
The ability to love ourselves is the key to being peaceful and what this site is about. Being peaceful, happy and content.
Why loving yourself is important and 70 ways to love yourself more below
Why Loving yOurself brings the ultimate peace & happiness
Imagine waking up every morning with a positive attitude, looking forward to getting stuck into the day and what you can achieve. Loving yourself makes this happen.
Why We Should Love Ourselves
- You are unique – out of the 6+ billion people on this planed, you are the only you
- You are the only person who truly knows you
- You have done so many things and possess so much knowledge
- You have many positive traits – Your weaknesses are opportunities to work on
- You have the power to be the person that you want to be
- Love yourself because you are you
The Peace & Happiness That Loving Ourself Can Bring
- When we truly are loving and accepting of ourself, we can focus our love on the things that are truly important such as family, friends, our partner, others and the environment
- We cannot fully love and be fulfilled in others relationships until we love ourselves
- Loving ourself brings us higher self esteem and a higher feeling of worth
- It gives us inner strength meaning that we can conquer our fears and take on the world and the new challenges that are thrown at usÂ
Loving Yourself – Some Poignant Lessons
Bonnie Ware, a palliative nurse, recorded the top regrets of the dying (article here). 3 of the top 5 were in relation to the way we treat ourselves in life.
- I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
4. I wish I had let myself be happier
70 Ways to Love Yourself More
You are the only person that can perpetuate self love.
There are many things that can cause us to not love ourselves. We often blame ourselves constantly for the things that we perceive that we have or have not done. We need to let this type of thinking go
Think Positively About Yourself
- Trust yourself and your judgements
- Look at the positive things and people in your life
- Write down your achievements and successes
- Have positive goals for the future
- Realise your strengths and things you are good at
- Think about the achievements you have made – Especially when you have faced adversity to get there
- Think about the good things that happen to you everyday – don’t concentrate on the negatives
- Everyone makes mistakes – Don’t beat yourself up when you make one. They are a great learning tool and make us the person that we are
- Don’t strive for perfection – nobody is perfect
- Accept yourself for who you are
- Understand that not everyone will like you – but that’s their loss
- Treat yourself as you would treat a friend. Give yourself the amble praise and attention you deserve
- Remember that it’s ok to ask for help when you need it
- Allow yourself time for rest and recuperation
- Take yourself out of your comfort zone every once in a while to prove to yourself that you can do extraordinary things
- Do not require approval from others
- Laugh at yourself and don’t take yourself too seriously
- Celebrate or reward yourself when you’ve done something well or achieved something
- Practice self affirmations at the beginning of each day
- Smile & laugh more – just the act of smiling and laughing helps us feel better ourselves and life in general
- Take pictures and remind yourself of the good times
- Help others (and don’t expect anything in return)
- Don’t just believe in yourself, know that you are an amazing person
Be True To Yourself
- Understand yourself and know the person you are
- Be honest with yourself and other people
- Always act with integrity
- Stand up for what you believe in
- Let your voice be heard
- Don’t talk about others behind their back
- Take good care of yourself
- Be self disciplined
- Don’t worry about what others think
- Allow yourself to feel your feelings
- Don’t try to be someone else
- Understand your strengths and abilities (and use them)
- Say no when you need to
- Stop comparing yourself to others
- Contemplate & understand your own feelings and emotions
- Be present – don’t get caught up in thoughts
- Be in control of your life and how you perceive yourself
- Be the person that you would like to meet
- Follow your passion – both at work and in your personal life
- Don’t be a victim – Take responsibility for yourself, only you can make changes in your life
- Set yourself goals if you wish but don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get there. What happens when you do get there? For the effort it takes, will it bring you all the happiness you think it will?
- Surround yourself with positive people who will show you respect and kindness
- When you are hurt, don’t try push the pain onto others. Feel it and let it go.
- The best revenge is no revenge, move on, be happy
- Tell the people you love that you love them
- Live a simple life
- Live your truth
Take Positive Action
Following the practices laid out on this site will almost certainly improve your self esteem, feeling of self worth and in turn your love for yourself
- Try Meditation
- Have Positive Thoughts
- Be Open to New Experiences
- Conquer Your Past Experiences
- Keep Learning
- Have Fun
- Exercise
- Eat Well
- Take Care of Your Surroundings
- Get Good Sleep
- Enjoy Your Occupation
- Take Naughtiness for what it is
- Spend time with Family,
- Friends,
- Your Partner
- Be Good Others
- Care For the Environment
- Try the Peaceful Soul mental wellbeing guides
- Try the Peaceful Soul physical wellbeing guides
- Try the Peaceful Soul love guides
You can be the person that you want to be. You can make the changes you need to make. Always believe in your dreams.
Further Exploration - Articles & Media
Article: How To Love Yourself First
An article by Ken Page at Psychology today focusing on teaching yourself how to love yourself
Book: Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
A book by Kamal Ravikant detailing why loving yourself is so important and how to go about it
Video: The Logic of Loving Yourself
Some inspirational TED talks on the subject of loving yourself
Article: Why You Need to Love Yourself Unconditionally
A great article by Elise Santilli from Huffpost focussing on why we should love ourself and what happens when we do
Article: 4 Ways to Love Yourself
Wiki-how gives you some tips on how to love yourself
Article: 12 Great Reasons To Love Yourself
Mindbodygreen brings you a list of reasons why you should love yourself
Article: How to love yourself: 15 steps to believing in yourself again
A detailed article from Hackspirit going through 15 steps to help you start believing in and loving yourself (especially when it seems like the world is against you)
Video: Fault & responsibility
An inspiring video from Will Smith who talks us through the different between fault and responsibility
Video: LOVE YOURSELF | Positive Morning Motivation
A motivational video about the reasons why we do and don't love ourselves and how we should (and need to) practice being worthy of our own love
Quotes: Loving Yourself
Some quotes from brainy quote to inspire you to love for yourself more
Forum: how to love yourself?
Discussion on Reddit with many suggestions including celebrating strengths, being open to talking about things and that it's ok to be selfish
Article: Self-love for beginners
7 tips for beginners from loveprojectlove ranging from nourishing yourself to showering yourself in feel-good vibes
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