How do you love yourself - what do you do?
2006-08-01 02:06:15 · 12 answers · asked by Sasha 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
It's true to an extent, I ,mean, if you cannot love yourself, why the hell should anyone else love you? and if they did, you would only feel like you where cheating them.
So how do you love yourself?
How do you love anybody? find things, be it physical attributes or your behaviour or things you do that you love about yourself.
Then look into your own eyes in a mirror and tell your self.
say , "{your name}, I love you for your strength, I love you for your sense of humor, I love your sexyness, I love your playfullness. I love that you did not give up on...., I ove that you always have time for... I love your hair.... etc etc"
Find something everyday that you love about yourself and tell yourself this. Write it down in a journal. and make sure that you say these things with passion and feeling. make sure you mean it.
2006-08-01 02:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Hi Sasha. Take some real 'time out' to get to know the real you. It sounds soooo cliche, but honestly girl never a true word spoken. How can you define or tell some one else what you do like or dislike if you don't know yourself? How can you explain to some one your own personal beliefs, morals or ethics that you stand by, if you don't know them or understand them yourself? What are you prepared to put into a relationship with a friend compared to a potential partner? What really makes you tick? What really ticks you off? If you are so sure of yourself and those that matter to you, trust me you will attract the right people into your life. Good luck!
2006-08-01 09:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're serious, aren't you? Well, you treat yourself with respect. You don't allow other people to make decisions for you that you should be making yourself. You treat yourself with patience...you know you're not perfect, but you like yourself anyway because you realize you're a work-in-progress...and you continue moving forward with the work at hand. You recognize when you fall short of a goal, and you figure out ways to do it better, but you don't beat yourself up over failures because you recognize them as learning experiences. You're careful how you talk to yourself ( and in what you say to yourself)...and you insist that other people speak to you respectfully, too.
You keep a wide distance between you and people who can't seem to remember that ( and there are always a few of them out there). You cultivate your own happiness. When you're comfortable with that process ( and comfortable in your own skin) then you're ready to love someone else, because it'll be as much about you as it is about them. Now that's a journey worth taking!
2006-08-01 09:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by Captain S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you replace the word love with the phrase know and accept then you are on the right track.
example - I am a bit of head person, I live in my brain and I know that this can make it tricky for people to connect with me as I can appear cold (hence the nickname!) Its the last thing I am but my knowlege of this fact and acceptance of who I am makes me easier to get along with as I can be aware of its impact on others I want to be close to. Catch my drift?
Be honest with yourself and focus on the good things about you, accept the imperfections and smile about them. Better still use them with humour to help you bond with people.
Good luck in whatever it is you are trying to do.
2006-08-01 09:24:33 · answer #4 · answered by Ice Queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im going through this at the moment its really hard though. u need 2 b able 2 see that there is good inside u an realise wot the good actually is, u also need 2 make sure that u put urself 1st, realise u need 2 wots best 4 u in life.take care of urself so make sure u do all the things ur body needs 2 live healthy and happily
2006-08-01 09:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by pinkncheeky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt necessarily mean to 'love yourself' it just means to have self respect and accept the person you are. If you can't 'love' yourself then why should anyone else? That's all it means really.
2006-08-01 09:31:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its basically talking of self esteem.Loving yourself is good personal hygiene,caring how you look before you leave the house,holding your head high when you walk instead of looking at the ground.Having self confidence knowing you can do anything you set your mind to do.Good luck God bless:O)
2006-08-01 09:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by melissa_froggies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just need to be able to acknowledge that you have some great qualities as well as a few faults. You are worth the best, so don't accept the first smooth-talking creep that spins you a sfift line in patter.
2006-08-01 09:11:28 · answer #8 · answered by nev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have to be satisfied with YOU.if u have alot of negatives about u then whatever relationship u are in those negatives are going to seep into the relationship.if u are unhappy with u then u cant make someone else happy.u have to get yourself right first
2006-08-01 09:14:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First,
try to be happy with what you have in you..that's what everybody says 'first love yourself'
2006-08-01 09:25:06 · answer #10 · answered by ???shaant??? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋