How to practise self-love: The 6 steps approach
Ophelia Mawuena T.
Empowering Women to THRIVE | Transforming minds | Licensed Counsellor | Content Writer & Blogger | Mentor & LIFE strategist | Chartered Accountant | UNIDO-WACOMP SME Coach
It is commonplace to see whatsapp statuses and social media updates of family and friends highlighting a quote on self-love. “Pamper yourself!”, “Love yourself!, “Be yourself!” and the other “loving yourself” messages we are familiar with. Don’t get me wrong, this is good but I see it as just an outward show of self-love which is a component of the process to practising self-love. This got me thinking more about what self-love really is.
Why do you find someone hanging out with friends on a Friday night head home and still not feel loved? Why do you enjoy a grooming session at the spa, take a pic with the most perfect caption on self-love and that feeling vapourises at the end of the day? I call this temporary self-love. The more permanent type of love is the inner self-love.?This is the sustainable solution.
The steps…………………
At this point grab your phone (your notes app), a book or a sheet of paper and make separate lists of your strengths and weakness. This should be an on-going activity. You can bookmark this post to make it easier to return to it after you are done with this exercise.?List some points down before you proceed!