How to Love Yourself
STOP ALL CRITICISM
Self criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize
yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you
criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of
yourself, your changes are positive.
DON'T SCARE YOURSELF
Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It's a
dreadful way to live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure, or a
positive affirmation, and immediately switch your scary thought to a
pleasure thought.
BE GENTLE, KIND, AND PATIENT WITH YOURSELF
Be gentle with yourself. Be kind and nurture yourself. Be
extremely patient with yourself as you learn your new ways of
thinking.
BE KIND TO YOUR MIND
Self hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don't hate
yourself for having the thoughts. Gently change your thoughts.
PRAISE YOURSELF
Criticism breaks down the inner spirit. Praise builds it up.
Praise and nurture yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself how well you
are doing with every little improvement.
SUPPORT YOURSELF
Find ways to support yourself. Reach out to friends and
allow them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need
it.
BE LOVING TO YOUR NEGATIVES
Acknowledge that you created them to fulfill your need to
survive as a child. Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill
those needs. So, lovingly release old negative patterns/defenses.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY
Learn about nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need
to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about exercise. What do you
like to do? Moderate exercise is good for the body and the soul. Cherish
and revere the temple you live in.
MIRROR WORK
Look into your eyes often. Express this growing sense of
love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself while looking at yourself.
Talk to your parents while looking into the mirror and forgive them, too.
Say, out loud, to yourself, "I love you! I really love you!"
LOVE YOURSELF - DO IT NOW
Don't wait until . . . you get well, or lose the weight, or
get the new job, or get into the new relationship. Begin now and do the
absolute best you can.
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