How do you love yourself
By cdparazo
@cdparazo (5765)
Philippines
March 29, 2007 6:19am CST
A lot of us would readily say that we love ourselves. But the real question is how do you love yourself? What do you do to yourself that nurtures your soul, mind and body? Do you take care of your physical appearance and what it inside you?
Here are some tips to loving and honoring yourself:
1. Enrich your mind - read books, learn new ideas and info
2. take care of your health
3. develop you talents and skills - they are God-given
4. Take care of how you look and pamper yourself - it's not vanity but your outside should also look as good as inside
5. Believe in yourself and say to yourself that you are a blessing in itself
6. Take time to develop the spirti within you - spend time on meditation
7. Be kind to yourself - don't be too harsh and blame yourself when you make some mistakes
8. Smile at yourself and learn to pat yourself on the back
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7 responses
@vesuvius (1677)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
In general, I do think I love myself well enough but not too much. Now that you have presented 8 standards, then maybe basing from your standards would be the best manner of responding:
1. I do enrich my mind because I strive to learn everyday: in school, inside the house, even here at mylot.com
2. I do take care of myself but im not that watchful of what I'm doing with my body sometimes: Im not that conscious about the food that I eat but I exercise sometimes and I dont have harmful vises..
3. I'm not really certain about the talent part but I believe Im developing every skill that I have right now..
4. No question: I take care of my physical appearance. I wouldnt want to look good and I always want to look 'gwapo' [LOL]..
5. I have self esteem problems sometimes and that's what my friends notice about me..
6. I'm not meditating but I believe my worship to the Lord is enough in enriching the spirit within me..
7. I never blame myself too much... I learn from the mistakes which I have committed..
8. I can always manage to do that... Especially because I think I am not as ugly as Bakekang!!! [LOL]
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@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
Everybody have self-esteem problems at one time or another. What is important is that you are aware that you have it and is doing something about it. You are on your way based on your responses and you could always smile at yourself even if you are us physically unbecoming as bakekang. Also, worshiping the Lord is already a form of meditation and meditation is a form of prayer. Meditation is communion to your highter self and to the Divine.
@i2freedom (18)
• Indonesia
30 Mar 07
yeah..spend time on meditation is mine. Now, I learn do it in 45 seconds.
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@patrice7 (1191)
• United States
30 Mar 07
thanks for the tips on how to love and honor oneself. i think i really need that because soemhow i do not love myself. i havent done anything to develop any of my talents and i havent pampered myself. i think i will follow the tips so that i may have a better life. thanks.
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@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
30 Mar 07
Yes you are right! One has really take care of oneself and put oneself first.
@lissienpaul (478)
• Philippines
29 Mar 07
Hi, cdparazo!
I was ready to type some of the things I do to pamper myself when your post opened with the list already. Ha Ha.
Most of them are the things I do. To add to that, I make sure to find the opportunity to left alone in the house. Because when everybody is inside, there are just many sounds that I hear(from tv, radio, etc).
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@keithstieneke (823)
• Lincoln, Nebraska
29 Mar 07
Number one could also include listening to motivational and educational recordings and watching television shows to the same effect. As for how number two is effective I try to always take supplements and get exercise when I can. Number four is sometimes hard especially when I'm tired but sometimes a good bath helps in refreshing ones self or sometimes a good shower if one is so inclined.
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