Self-Love

Yesterday I challenged you to rethink transition. Transition is a state of being and it is not an easy place to be. I taught that groundwork is needed to be successful in transition. That groundwork consisted of this question:

Am I Loved?

Have you found yourself wondering if you are loved? Many times, we wonder if we're loved, and we externally process that question from the lenses of others. We wonder if we're loved in the context of others loving us. I want to challenge that instead of externally processing this difficult question, we need to look within ourselves first. When I looked for a picture to link with this blog today, I searched "love" and found predominately pictures of couples. We aren't challenged to see love from the scope of self-love.

So, we will start with a hard question:

Do you love you?

Today we're going to process love from and inner working perspective. I've heard time and time again, until you love yourself no one else can love you. I find that to be true. Only until we love ourselves are we empowered to be our authentic selves. Are you wondering, "Why being your authentic self is important? Because, if you're not being yourself your just being who everyone else thinks you are or needs you to be. This does nothing for the world. You were specifically created for this time in this generation for a reason. However, until you're being yourself there is something missing from the world... You.

According to Psychology Today:

Self-love comprises four aspects: self-awareness, self-worth, self-esteem and self-care.

The website goes on to teach:

Self-awareness: the way we think about ourselves and others

Self-worth: what we believe about ourselves

Self-esteem: being sure of who you are, where you are, and what you have (authenticity)

Self-care: the practices we commit to in order to remain healthy

Read More: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-upside-things/201911/self-love

Journal Prompt:

Do I have self-awareness?

What is my self-worth?

Do I have a healthy self-esteem?

Am I being my authentic self?

What are my self-care practices?

Who am I?

Who am I working on becoming?

What do I love about myself?

What should I improve about myself?

I want to give a little context to the statement "What should I improve about myself?". 1. Do not dwell too hard on this one. 2. Do not use this question to beat yourself down. 3. Some examples could be confidence, healthier choices, authenticity. This question is solely for the purpose of you enhancing your life not hurting yourself.

Ask yourself, Do I love me?

& Share this blog with someone who could use a little "self-love".