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January, traditionally the month in which we are full of good intentions for the coming year, is already behind us. Time flies and good intentions are difficult to keep, because whether you want to lose weight, exercise more often or spend more time with your family: they are not easy goals.
That’s why it might be an idea to let go of those good intentions at the same time as January. Looking ahead and, above all, being very kind to yourself. Self-love is so important, but so difficult for many people! Self-love is about taking care of yourself, about setting boundaries, about choosing yourself, about having enough love to share. You too are capable of loving yourself, because if anyone deserves her own love, it is you – you deserve the love that you so generously give to others.
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Loving yourself is not that easy, self-love is a challenge but one that is well worth it. Because self-love shows up in the way you take care of yourself, but also at work when it comes to setting boundaries or even seizing opportunities! That is why below you will find a number of tools that can help you take on the challenge of self-love:
1. Turn Within
It’s so easy to look to others for appreciation, even to people you don’t really care about, but then you have someone’s approval or appreciation in every feeling. But you are the only one who really knows what is best for you and you should take the time to get to know yourself. Don’t run away from yourself, no, even love the parts you would normally run away from, because these parts also make you who you are.
Nobody is perfect, everyone is insecure sometimes. But understand that self-love is not selfish, it is necessary and important. You deserve love and acceptance, especially from yourself. You are more than good enough as you are, so love yourself, you deserve this. You are able to give yourself the love you are looking for.
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2. Seek support and guidance
If you notice that you are not making any progress and are still not where you want to be, you can ask for help. Because as mentioned earlier, self-love concerns many aspects of our lives. It’s about the way you eat, how you treat your body, how you approach life, but also about your career and love.
3. Setting boundaries
Setting boundaries is such an important element of self-love. We all have our human limits and our personal limits that come from our personality, life experience, wisdom and more. For example, a clear human limit is that everyone needs sleep on a regular and consistent basis. A slightly less clear limit is that we all need relaxation. We all have our own human limits or boundaries. Unfortunately, we often mistake our boundaries for weakness and because we don’t want to be weak, we ignore our boundaries.
Denying your boundaries does not improve your self-esteem, it actually ensures that you lack self-love. By recognizing that you have boundaries, you can recognize when those boundaries are being crossed. If you want to gain compassion for yourself, you must first accept that your stress and pain are a logical consequence of you going beyond your limits. By recognizing, accepting and allowing your boundaries or limits and being tender to yourself, you give yourself recognition. So stop ignoring your limits and start taking care of your body.
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