The importance of loving one's self.

We spend so much time waiting to be loved, hoping love will find us, searching, yearning for that special love. Feeling empty and lost without it. Wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. In all reality,things don't work like that. 


It is through loving one's self that love is attracted. What does loving yourself mean?
Basically, Loving one's self is having self respect and love in which is sharable with others in your life.
When you expect love in your life from external sources, usually something different happens,whether it be a misfire, a miscommunication or a miss altogether. It is here in this circumstance in where we find ourselves with an empty void, not filled with the love we so desired and feeling worse; all because we didn't love ourselves first.


Here are a couple of simple tips to help your SELF along with this process,

• The way you treat yourself, and see yourself, is the way others will treat you and see you.
• Treat others as you'd like to be treated, WITH LOVE AND RESPECT!
• Bring about kindness and good will by performing random acts of kindness
• Forgive yourself when necessary; when you're feeling you're not worthy of love.
•  Post affirmations: Such as "I am worthy of love." "I love myself today and everyday."
• Let go of past events
• Think about what you really want in life.
• Keep a journal or blog
• Steadily work at and on loving and accepting yourself as you are.
• Get Started (You become what you think about, act upon and do.)
• Raise your motives, and aim higherANDDDDDDDDDDDD Finally,
• HUG YOURSELF!

With these simple steps, loving yourself can make the world an easier place,
and make you easier on the world.
<3


MORE Self Love TIPS:

• Remember that you are human because sometimes we feel like outcasts or weirdos, but that is just something that makes you unique and to be human is to be imperfect.
• Here's something to try saying every day. Place it on your mirror. It always helps: "Look in the mirror and what do I see? A handsome boy staring back at me!" "Oh wow!" I thought. Who could that be? [smile and say] "Oh! It's most definitely me!"
• Make a list of the things you could love about yourself, ie: things you've done that if you saw someone else do them, you would love them. For instance, if you scored more in basketball, write it down, then eventually you can build up more pros, to help you know why to love yourself (if you're analytical).
• Practice Metta meditation. It will help you love yourself and others more.
• Just don't become vain, vanity is not loving yourself, as you love others.
• Do what you enjoy. Go out somewhere, perhaps, with someone. Or stay at home, prepare yourself a nice meal and settle down with a good book in front of a cozy fire, a fan or air conditioner.
• Every time you realize a negative emotion, pause and feel it; then thank yourself for feeling it, accepting it. Emotions are nothing more than internal experiences which contribute to who we are. Accepting problems (negative things) as opportunities (good things) in another perspective can yield great results (problem solving).
• Mirrors will be your friend in this process. Seeing yourself as lovely and worthy of love is extremely important. Pick a favorite characteristic about yourself, and determine what exactly you don't like about yourself. Then proceed to fix these imperfections.
• Never EVER EVER EVER expect to be like someone else 100%. Use your life to build a mysterious and appealing YOU. Not a remake of someone else which turns people away. Write a diary of your exciting and unique life!
• Listen carefully to the messages you are sending for yourself. Turn off negative messages or turn them into a positive messages.
• Treat yourself like the most loving parent would

WARNINGS:

• 
  Misery loves company, so do not hang-around unhappy, frowning and grouchy people."
• Loving oneself is different from self-adoration or narcissism, which are negative and a huge turn off to others as they involve placing oneself above others.
• Loving yourself does not mean grabbing all of the attention and becoming selfish. It is actually a golden confidence that whispers, I know when it is my time to shine and I can become selfless.
• Remember The best way to love yourself is to trust who YOU are, YOU have all the answers for you.

Namaste.