We generally exert conscious effort to make other people feel valued and loved. We move mountains, travel miles and even challenge status quos just because we want to send our messages across.
Today, I want to remind myself (and everyone else who might need this post) that it also takes the same level of effort to love ourselves just as much as how we share our lives to the people we care about.
I’m sharing a hundred and one ways (out of a thousand ways and more) because after all, “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
*The following is in random order and is not categorized accordingly.
- Get enough sleep. Believe me, it does magic.
- Rest.
- Reset. It gives a brand new perspective.
- Avoid difficult people because I also encourage you to
- Avoid unnecessary arguments. There is no point in winning nonsense fights, to be honest.
- Fall in love but make sure to
- Fall for the right one since it usually impacts how you
- Choose to live your life.
- Forgive the people who hurt you no matter how hard it is to forget.
- Forgive yourself, too. Trust me, it liberates.
- Seek for a deeper personal relationship with the Lord and strive to
- Sustain a strong connection with our Saviour.
- Volunteer and
- Engage yourself with organizations that uphold and support a good cause.
- Drink more water.
- Eat the right kind and amount of food.
- Exercise.
- Breathe well.
- Remember that wellness is a major component of happiness.
- Educate yourself.
- Read self-help books.
- Attend seminars.
- Listen to stories.
- Figure your greatest emotional why. It will help you
- Find your life’s ultimate meaning and purpose.
- Meditate.
- Practice mindfulness.
- Think positive and
- Avoid anything that derail your train of thoughts.
- Create,
- Own and
- Immortalize moments.
- Bask in the sun’s glory.
- Stop and appreciate the flowers’ beauty.
- Travel.
- Learn a new word a day.
- Develop your interpersonal skills.
- Visualize your future.
- Specify your dreams.
- Create a vision board and
- Look at it everyday.
- Say “I am” instead of “I will”.
- Recognize the value of financial literacy.
- Prepare for retirement.
- Be kind to yourself.
- Be honest with yourself.
- Guard your heart as much as how you
- Guard your dreams.
- Stop comparing yourself with other people.
- Stop committing the same mistake time and again.
- Stop the hate.
- Consider writing a journal.
- Think before you speak.
- Learn to appreciate the person you get to see in the mirror.
- Assess yourself daily.
- Know the value of tact.
- Dance.
- Write a poem.
- Sing a good song.
- Get a good bath.
- Comb your hair.
- Look good.
- Feel good.
- List at least three good things that you are grateful for before you sleep and
- Realize how they made your day.
- Surround yourself with great friends.
- Choose the ones who are passionate, caring and most of all, genuine.
- Recognize a sincere compliment, all the more when it’s not.
- Watch movies that make you think critically.
- Open the door of opportunities and
- Embrace the challenge that comes along with it.
- Face your responsibilities and
- Create possibilities but never forget to
- Relax and remember that you must also
- Learn to say no.
- Choose your battles. Not everything is worth the fight.
- Let go of the things that didn’t materialize.
- Believe that God will unfold a better one in His perfect time.
- Teach your heart to accept some of the things as they are.
- Share your story to the world.
- Put your heart to the things that make you feel alive.
- Beat the odds.
- Take a trip to your dream destination.
- Be accountable for the decisions you’ve made.
- Stop the blame game.
- Devote at least an hour a day to hone your craft.
- Speak.
- Praise yourself.
- Respect your own pacing.
- Give your heart a chance to heal and eventually learn to
- Trust again.
- Decipher the purpose of your pain.
- Comprehend, analyze, believe it’s your gain.
- Experience God’s miracles.
- Take quality pictures, capture moments.
- Start now.
- Worship the Lord.
- Spend time with your family.
- Believe in yourself.
- Understand what it really means to be your own best friend.
- Find your niche and live a life that you could be immensely proud of.
shola zamayla 