You need to constantly pay attention to your body, to the daily signals it gives you about the way it feels. You also need to make sure you give yourself enough love, nurture, care and accept yourself for the person you are. The way you treat yourself will impact the way you treat other people – if respect and love grows within you, then they will grow around your relationships as well. Here are 5 ways to improve the relationship you have with yourself:
1. Practice self-love
The starting point of improving the relationship with yourself is loving and accepting yourself for who you are. Think about the importance of enjoying your own company because if you don’t, how can others enjoy it? When you start accepting and being grateful for yourself, that will be the moment you start a healthy and loving relationship with yourself. Make sure you show love to yourself in your daily endeavors even if it means grabbing your favorite drink or sitting for a moment and reading your favorite magazine. From time to time look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of the person you have turned into. Showing appreciation of yourself is a key in practicing self-love every day.
2. Make time for yourself
Making time for yourself must become a priority in your life if you want to have a lasting loving relationship with yourself. You can’t really give much to others if you do not show care and nurture to yourself first. Perhaps saying “no” to other people is the starting point to create some extra time for yourself. When you make yourself a priority you will be able to unwind and recharge for the next day. There is nothing wrong with this because what we normally do is put ourselves on a second plan in order to fulfill other responsibilities and inquiries.
3. Don’t be so hard on yourself
Many times you have fallen into the trap of feeling guilty about something you have done or something wrong you said. You then start accusing yourself of not being appropriate and always making the wrong moves with other people. Well, it is time you stop doing that and start considering the importance of being kind to yourself. If you do not do it now, when will you start doing it? How long can you go on with being so harsh on yourself? The more love and kindness you show to yourself, the more it will be able to give you back. So make sure you are aware of your own thoughts in order to start a healing relationship full of acceptance, gratitude, and awareness.
4. Think about your health
Taking good care of your own body, having a regular and nutritional diet and enough exercise every week is really important for you. Meditating and practicing yoga are also essential for connecting to your inner world and becoming aware of what is going inside your mind. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is like giving yourself a precious gift every single day in order for you to feel happy and fulfilled. Fall in love with the process of caring about your own health, mind and spirit. Your body is practically like a home to you, so make sure you turn it into a place full of love and comfort.
5. Smile more often
Smile and laugh more often. Do not take life so seriously and make time for having fun. Life becomes a much more exciting journey when we start acting and thinking mindfully and always expecting good results in return. Practice to be more positive and optimistic towards the world out there as this will be extremely helpful in maintaining the relationship you have with yourself. When you become more enthusiastic about life in general, the way about you feel yourself will change. You will be much more excited to wake up in the morning and embrace the person you have become. So go on and make your every day beautiful because you deserve to have an amazing relationship with yourself! Featured photo credit: Deya Walking on the Beach / Nan Palmero via flickr.com
