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How To Love Yourself 💖 (Part 1) ~ Treat Yourself With Kindness

How To Love Yourself 💖 (Part 1) ~ Treat Yourself With Kindness

This means you recognize your own self-worth and live your own life as honestly as you can.

Focus on the things you like about yourself rather than insulting yourself. Talk to yourself like a BFF

Celebrate your accomplishments and reward yourself for your effort.

Set healthy boundaries and only help others when you have the energy and interest in doing so. Take care of yourself first and you'll have more love to spread.

Repeat daily affirmations to remind yourself of your love. When faced with a setback, take 10 deep breaths and think about how much you love yourself.

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4. Practice gratitude for good things

4. Practice gratitude for good things

This should be practiced rather than focusing on the negative things. It's human nature to see negative things as bigger and more important than positive things, but this also does tremendous damage to your self-esteem. When you find yourself focusing on negative or less favorabl...

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6. Pull yourself away from assumptions that the worst will happen

6. Pull yourself away from assumptions that the worst will happen

This sort of "catastrophizing" is really bad for your self-esteem because you spiral from a small error to basically believing that everything is doomed—and that's rarely the case. Challenge those thoughts with realistic and logical observations to reframe your conclusion.

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5. Speak kindly to yourself

5. Speak kindly to yourself

When you call yourself a name, you reduce yourself to a single thing that you don't like—you're not treating yourself as a whole person. If you wouldn't call your best friend these names, don't call yourself those names either!

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1. Let Go Of Negative Thoughts About Yourself.

1. Let Go Of Negative Thoughts About Yourself.

Let go of negative thought patterns and beliefs about yourself. Drill down to the core of those negative thoughts and tell yourself a different story. Think about what you would say to a close friend who said those things about themselves.Don't try to fight negative thoughts, tho...

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2. Accept your flaws as part of who you are.

2. Accept your flaws as part of who you are.

Everything you've done and everywhere you've been is a part of who you are—you!

Self-love isn't about fixing all the "bad" things about yourself. Instead, accept that they're all parts of the same whole. When you love yourself, you love all of you because you wouldn't hav...

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3. Focus on your effort

3. Focus on your effort

If you expect yourself to be perfect all the time, you'll never be pleased with anything you produce. This can lead to low self-esteem. Instead, make a point to appreciate the work you put into completing a task, rather than looking for flaws in what you produced.

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When we practice self-love, we accept ourselves for who we are and recognize our worth, which has a healthy impact on our self-esteem😌

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- Start and end your day with self-affirming statement to boost confidence

- Reflect on daily accomplishments and things you appreciate about yourself

- Dedecate time to activities that bring joy, relaxation, and rejuvenation

- Establish and communicate boundaries to prioritize ...

4. Set boundaries with others to love yourself and your limits

4. Set boundaries with others to love yourself and your limits

The idea of boundaries can sound like a big, scary thing, but it's really just about saying "no" when you don't have the energy or desire to do something. Remember that "no" is a complete sentence—you don't have to explain or justify yourself. Honor and respect your own limits and other people wi...

1. You love to please others.

1. You love to please others.

When you’re not rooted in your own worth, you go out of the way to make others happy. A lack of inner love translates into a need for constant approval and appreciation by others.

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  • Take note of the times you go against your own will and do something...

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