3 Tips on How To Truly Love Yourself

You often hear people tell you that "you should love yourself", but what does that even mean? What does loving yourself even look like? How do you measure its effectiveness?

The fact of the matter is: Loving yourself means something different to everyone, so it's difficult to measure whether one is loving oneself the right way, at the right time, and for the right reasons.

In this short post, I'll be reminding you of practical ways you can "love yourself" that are actually meaningful and effective. So that you can arrive at home and know that love truly lives in your heart.

Tip #1: Do Things That Spark Your Curiosity and Awaken Your Inner Child

As adults, we tend to forget that at one point in time, we were children. We were happier and kinder; life was simpler, and through simplicity, we shined bright and beautiful. The stress of daily life and responsibilities tend to slowly put down our inner light for a version of yourself that we tolerate as society forces our light into uniformity. 

This is necessary for civilizations to exist, but we cannot force ourselves to be this way all the time. For this, we must learn to stay curious about life and about ourselves.

So make time for what matters to you in whatever shape that may be, and make sure that you are allowing your inner child to shine through so that life feels exciting and meaningful again. So, do things you enjoy consistently and love will slowly find its way back to you.

Tip #2: Become Consistent With Any New, Positive, Changes

As a species, we enjoy routine and predictability. It's good for the mind and body to know what's next and it's comforting as well. However, changes in routine can also bring about new perspectives and widens our mind to what's possible for us.

If there's any positive changes you decide to take on, ensure that you remain consistent with it for the first 2 or so weeks - it can be as little as one time a week, but you must do it every single week so that your body AND mind can come together and realize the new routine.

It's going to feel strange, at first, but remaining consistent with any new endeavor is another way of loving yourself; and increasing your chances of feeling fulfilled and enriched.

Tip #3: Accept Yourself As You Are

If you take anything from reading this post, it should be this: learn to love yourself as you are right now. 

This is the cornerstone of any self-improvement. 

Who you are RIGHT NOW is what matters most, and it is the foundation of any new changes to come. For this reason, it is vital that you allow yourself to just be. 

Although a lot of us might not fully understand all the complexities of who you are, you should still allow loved ones and friends to see those sides of you. If you show that you care enough to be vulnerable around them, they will be vulnerable with you as well. That's how love and connection grows.

Loving yourself can be hard, especially if it's something you're not used to doing. But it must be done if you want to live a life worth living. You might not have all the answers right now, none of us do, but you must be passionate enough about YOUR OWN LIFE to seek out answers that you feel MUST BE answered. That's the beauty of life.