Finding Self-Esteem: A Quick Guide
This might sound crazy but stop reading this blog post right now and write down or tell yourself three things you love about yourself.
Off the top of my head, mine are
1.I love the way I love the people in my life.
2.I love my heart for animals and children.
3.I love that no matter how many times I feel defeated, I find a way to get back up.
What are yours? You don’t have to share them here but tell them to yourself.
In life, we can get so lost in what is not working out or what we don’t like about ourselves or what we are not doing right that we forget to praise ourselves for the things we do right in life.
Yes, I used the word praise!
An essential characteristic to living a happy life and creating a strong self-esteem is loving yourself first and foremost. I have said it time and time again to my friends, family and to myself. If you don’t love yourself first it is impossible for someone else to love you to the standard you want, because how are they to love you to that extent if you don’t love yourself the same way?
Here are some fantastic things that happen when you love yourself more.
- Life seems to be a little easier to navigate. Life doesn’t seem as heavy, mountains now look like ant hills and where you once thought you couldn’t do it, you now do it and you do it with confidence.
- You stop looking for validation in others and only find it in yourself.
- You are just all around happier.
Here are some inspiring quotes to remind you of how fabulous you are!
- “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
– Buddha - “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
– Lucille Ball - “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson - “Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”
– Stacey Charter - “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
– Louise L. Hay
