Self Love: A Commitment to Personal Wellbeing and Future Prosperity

When Life Feels Overwhelming

Life can be a challenging experience. It can present obstacles that challenge us and bring us times of turmoil that push us to our limits. These difficulties can weigh down on our spirit, sometimes making us feel helpless and lacking direction. We may struggle to keep up with our commitments and feel unsure of the future, our personal wellbeing may deteriorate.

A lack of direction can consequently place us in a state of paralysis, anger and frustration, which when combined can be extremely difficult to manage. When these feelings are experienced for an extended period of time, we can feel worthless and lacking of self love. We can begin to lose hope that things will get better and we can engage in activities that are detrimental to our future wellbeing.

So when we find ourselves in this situation what do we do? How do we manage?

Understanding the Root Causes of Low Self-Love

We must first acknowledge that certain factors have placed us in this state, and we must reflect on them, but only for enough time to identify the things that do not serve us.

When we lack self love it can be the result of many circumstances. Maybe you have been in an environment, surrounded by people that have fooled you into believing you are not valuable, or maybe trauma of past experiences have brought you to a point where you feel guilt or shame and that your life is unsalvageable.

Taking Responsibility for Your Future

You are not responsible for the actions or environments that have made you feel this way, but you are responsible for taking actions to improve your thoughts and feelings in the future.

You are not responsible for the actions or environments that have made you feel this way, but you are responsible for taking actions to improve your thoughts and feelings in the future.

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You’re Not Alone in This Journey

If you feel this way, that’s okay. It’s completely fine, we have all be there, it is part of the human condition. You are not alone. Many of those that struggle to love themselves are the most giving and compassionate to others. They give so much of themselves that they forget to also fill their own buckets. This is a noble act, and the love of others is God’s work.

Why Self-Love Matters for Your Future

What we must also realise is that if we want to keep being loving to others over the longer term, we must also fill our own bucket with love. Otherwise, we will hit a point where the weight of all we have to give to serve others becomes too much, and we buckle, we build up resentment and ultimately become paralysed with confusion.

As humans we all want to be loved.

Making a Commitment to Love Yourself

When we make a commitment to love ourselves, we commit to acting in our best interest. We must reflect on the small actions we can do for ourselves that will better prepare us for a prosperous future.

Practical Self-Care Actions

These actions can include things like sticking to a regular routine; going to bed on time, eating quality foods that sustain us and getting regular exercise to name a few. What self care activities have you employed? We’d love to hear in the comments..

The Power of Mindfulness

One self-care activity that I would specifically like to highlight is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment.

Oprah Winfrey said,

“I wake up to the sound of birds now. Before getting out of bed, I pause for a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the sound. And even in New York City, waking to the grinding of garbage trucks, I note and appreciate that the city’s coming alive, that another day has dawned and, choice by choice, we get to live it.

“The outside world is constantly trying to convince you you’re not enough. But you don’t have to take the bait. Meditation helps you resist.”

There is also a wonderful quote by Meghan Markle in an interview with CityTV, “If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?”

Small Actions, Big Commitment

The small actions you do for yourself regularly, even when you don’t feel like it are not simply actions! They are a commitment to love yourself, a commitment that says time spent working on myself is time worthwhile.

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

Oscar Wilde

Moving Forward with Self-Compassion

As you move into this day, be mindful, and ask yourself, “Am I making time for self care activities?” “Am I prioritising my needs to give myself the best chance of a prosperous future?”

Self love is making a commitment to yourself. Love yourself!

What’s one small act of self-love you can commit to today? Share in the comments below – your commitment might inspire someone else to take that first step toward loving themselves better.

Always,

Adam

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