50 Ways to Practice Self Love
It's surrounding myself with people and relationships that uplift me. It's making choices that may seem selfish to others, but are satisfying to me. It's making time to meditate, read and write daily. It's allowing myself to be sad or disappointed if I feel like it. It's knowing that I'm worthy of love at every point in my journey. Its being able to toot my own horn without any apologies or making myself small to keep others comfortable. It's learning to be self reliant but also knowing it's ok to lean on people who love me. It's learning to forgive so that I can remember the past without pain. It's having a PH.D. in me so that I can love people in my life from a place of love and not fear. Self love liberates, empowers, and gives so much more than anything that comes from self hate.
I didn't always function from a place of loving myself, and truth be told it's an on going journey. I was constantly hurt, betrayed, and feeling victimized, one factor was always the same... me. It was a hard pill to swallow but I knew I couldn't keep living my life this way. Here are 50 ways I personally practiced loving myself over the last year:
1. Get proper sleep
2. Eat food that nourishes you
3. Be physically active
4. Know your boundaries, and make them known
5. Have friends that love you unconditionally
6. Read a book
7. Meditate
8. Go dancing
9. Forgive yourself
10. Clean your closet
11. Donate clutter
12. Compliment yourself
13. Get really good at something, like really good
14. Stop comparing
15. End relationships that make you feel like your hard to love
16. Write yourself a love letter
17. Laugh
18. Make a list of your best qualities
19. Unplug from the world
20. Journal
21. Do that thing you've been putting off
22. Clean out your phone, and your email while your at it
23. Create art
24. Forgive others
25. Be kind to yourself
26. Go to a concert
27. Learn to say no
28. Reach out to people who love you
29. Get a haircut
30. Validate yourself
31. Try something new
32. Travel
33. Celebrate your accomplishments
34. Have a daily spiritual practice
35. Moisturize
36. Drink Tea or Coffee
37. Find your happy place
38. Use positive affirmations
39. Get emotional, stop numbing
40. Surrender
41. Go to therapy
42. Be patient
43. You are exactly where you're supposed to be
44. Listen to your intuition
45. Be grateful
46. Tell people how you feel about them
47. Listen to your favorite songs
48. Buy a new outfit
49. Be financially healthy
50. Bake cookies
Some of these might be easier than others, but I can promise you, your not alone in this. Were all working towards the same destination just having different journeys. Just start and you'll quickly see how the worlds changes in front of your eyes. What does self love look like to you?