Currently, there seems to be a large mystery regarding
what self-love is. Most people try to
compare the love feelings they have for others to the feelings they have about
themselves and repeatedly come up short.
That is because self-love is mostly about “action” and not about gooey,
warm feelings. However, I’m not
discounting that through appropriate action, you may very well begin to feel a
loving, tenderness toward yourself.
The “actions” associated with self-love are as follows:
Self-love is having compassion for oneself. It’s about understanding the innocence behind
our not-so-flattering behaviors and then being willing to forgive ourselves for
making poor decisions for not having the confidence to act in a powerful way at
that moment.
Self-love is about protection. Not protection in the “armor our heart” kind
of way, but in the way that we would protect those we love. It’s about being
aware enough and confidence enough to refrain from putting ourselves in
situation where we may receive bodily harm and/or emotional abuse.
Self-love is kindness.
It’s being as gentle with yourself as you are with the rest of the world. It’s about honoring your soul on the same
level that you honor your beloveds. You
are not different or deserving of any less treatment than anyone else in this
world. We are all created equal.
Self-love is standing up for yourself. It’s about understanding your worth wholly
and completely. It is offering
appropriate communication and boundaries when necessary to keep the “testers”
in our lives in line.
Self-love is nourishing your soul with positive self-talk
and actions. It is about taking removing
all demeaning, judgmental and harsh language we speak to self and replacing
them with loving, supportive statements.
With this, we fill our own cup and when we fill our own cup we stop seeking
outside ourselves in hopes that another will fill it for us.
Self-love is personal dignity and respect. When we honor and respect ourselves, others in
turn will honor and respect us. The
respect and honor we give to self, is in direct proportion to the permission we
give others how to treat us.
Self-love is learning to tap into the courage that has
been lying in wait for far too long! Courage
that has the capacity to move us into our best life ever! Courage we muster up when we know that our
best life waits on the other side of our greatest fears and to achieve this, we
must go get it!
Self-love has a remarkable way of making us more
attractive to others. It gives us license
to personify our souls which gives others the opportunity to see us as we truly
are. Our authenticity in turn helps to
build trust, confidence and intimate relationships. With self-love, our life begins
to fall into place. We suffer less. We are more joyful and passionate. We respond
to people from a higher vibrational energy.
Our egos deflate and we become better lovers, mothers, friends, siblings
and co-workers.
Choosing self-love is about finally saying ENOUGH to our
doormat tendencies of yesterday and saying YES to a wonderful new life brimming
with delicious new opportunities and amazing new people!
Self-love
is the Great Miracle Cure!
As I listened to the wonderful comments made by so many as to the kind of person he was, I stopped for a moment to look inside myself to see who I am. There was enormous room for growth in my life. Is there room for improvement in your life? Let us take a moment to learn how we can grow to become the person we hope to be.
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