4 ways on how to start loving yourself first

Before you can start loving someone else you need to first of all learn to love yourself which I know isn’t an easy thing. I think especially in the works we are in, instead of building each other up we seem to knock each other down.

I think the same principle apply’s to ourselves because we are so quick to knock ourself down that even when we want to try and climb back up it can be so hard because you have been talking down upon yourself for so long that when you try and be positive about yourself it’s hard to accept and acknowledge it.

1. Stop caring about how you look

I think one of the biggest steps in order to start appreciating yourself and learning how to actually love ourself is to stop caring about how we look especially if it’s in a negative perspective. We need to stop caring about we look and start to thin’ about how we are actually feeling.

We are brought up in a world where we need to take notice of how we look and how the people around us look, but why ? Should what we look like actually have an impact on how we feel about ourselves. Personally I think it’s 100% more beneficial to our body and minds to acknowledge how we feel about ourselves instead of what we look like. At the end of the day looks aren’t everything !!

2. Don’t compare yourself to others.

I’ve already spoke about this in a previous post a little while back it was all about 6 reasons why we need to stop comparing ourselves to others I went into a lot more detail there if you would like to know more and learn a few tips on how you can stop comparing yourself to others.

If we are constantly looking down on ourselves and and thinking about everyone around us we will never start to love ourselves because there is never a time where it is just you. This is how I think about it; There is always three people in your life the person who you want to be, the person you are comparing yourself to and the person who you are changing yourself to become.

Who knows that the person who you are comparing yourself to might actually be comparing there self to your you ? Ever thought of it like that ?

3. Know your worth and what you deserve

In a lot ways when we are talking about personal development it all relates back to knowing your worth and actually knowing what you deserve. You deserve to love yourself because if you are always looking for someone who deserves you, you could waiting a long time meanwhile you are neglecting your self-love.

I want you to take a few moments for yourself now, I want you to say these 5 affirmations out load or in your head if your in a busy place –

Say it after me –

• I deserve happiness
• I deserve someone who loves me
• I deserve a healthy life
• I deserve someone who makes me feel beautiful in all different ways
• I deserve to love myself
• Add your own one she let me know in the comments what it is.

4. Celebrate your progress and achievements.

When I say celebrate your achievements it doesn’t matter if they are really small achievements or they are massive achievements because progress is progress and it doesn’t matter the size. By celebrating your achievements even if they are small you are starting to focus on your positive qualities instead of focusing on the negatives.

I hope these few little pointers will help you to start appreciating yourself a little bit more she you will able to use these steps to start a journey in loving yourself.

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