I think I have a lot to be proud of, but maybe loving myself isn’t one of my strong suits. I don’t hate myself to be clear, but Ive recently started to wonder if making improvements to my own life is a performative thing I do to maintain respect for myself. I know how to sit still, but if I didn’t do anything with my life, I wouldn’t be alright with me.
What are some things you do to genuinely celebrate and love yourself?
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I think I have a lot to be proud of, but maybe loving myself isn’t one of my strong suits. I don’t hate myself to be clear, but Ive recently started to wonder if making improvements to my own life is a performative thing I do to maintain respect for myself. I know how to sit still, but if I didn’t do anything with my life, I wouldn’t be alright with me.
What are some things you do to genuinely celebrate and love yourself?
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I think loving yourself does have a lot to do with a kind of base happiness you have to establish besides all your accomplishments. Many of the things we do or achieve might be of temporary nature, and making your self love dependent on that is a recipe for disaster.
So yeah, I generally have love for myself just for the fact that I exist. That I‘m a good person who is there for others. Someone who doesn’t hold grudges and is able to forgive easily.
Breathing in fresh air and just being genuinely happy that I‘m alive and able to live this experience of „life“ is what gives me a lot of love for myself.
If you’re not doing it for external validation then you’re doing it because you love yourself and want to be a better version of yourself. Nothing wrong with that
Self-care, taking the time to enjoy all the little things in life that give me joy, and not being too hard on myself. Appreciating my accomplishments, no matter how minor. Having a sense of humor to the point that I can actually make myself laugh when I’m alone lol.
I love myself, and he loves me too.
I don’t have a lot to be proud of but I’m still pretty content with who I am. I always just think “is there any reason not to love myself? Is there any reason to be ashamed of who I am?” And the answer is usually no.
Unpopular, and perhaps dangerous, strategy:
I compare myself to others. I understand that there are people doing more well than I, but that I am doing better than most people.
If there’s a dept where I’m not making a cut, I know where to improve. If it’s something I can’t improve, I know it’s not for me.
Ultimately, I know most people out there are struggling and floundering. The fastest way to be easier on yourself is understanding most people don’t got it, and that means you’re closer to the solution than you think.
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