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Tags: self improvement, self esteem, love yourself
 I’m sure most of you out here is already familiar with the classic immortal song of Whitney Houston with the line “…learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.” Last Christmas season, it was the time of celebrating and gift giving. But have you ever reckon that probably the best person to give a gift to is yourself? Yes, I’ll say love yourself because it’s the greatest gift you can present yourself.
Remember, it’s been said that you can’t give what you don’t have. To love yourself is not being conceited or being self-centered. Now, this is a constant misconception most of us have. Loving yourself is in fact all about embracing and accepting yourself for all that you are, despite your faults, failures and imperfections.
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Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes one time or another and we should deal with that. It’s your self-awareness that makes you tolerant of yourself that you are an entirely distinct and one of a kind human being created for all that you are and you have a purpose in this universe.
Your mere acceptance of yourself is strengthening, at the same time can prove to be validating since you acknowledge that you can always improve. Also, to love yourself means doing away with those unnecessary and poor comparisons of ourselves with other people. I know most of us are guilty of this, comparing ourselves with others—yet we must put an end to this once and for all as it will just lower our self esteem.
Ask yourself, if we try comparing ourselves to anybody else, what can we get or benefit from this? Not only this can weaken our self-image and diminish our greatest qualities and assets, it also makes us seem as if we’re inferior to others and we have to live up to them.
It’s useless actually—why do we have to be like other persons if we can only be ourselves, right? Self-respect and respect for others are just some of the qualities found in people who truly like and value themselves. Not to mention being generous and giving in spirit and in deeds.
Self-harm and self-destruction certainly are not parts of the qualities to love yourself. Of course, gift giving is a sign of loving and almost all of us care or adore other persons especially those dear to our hearts, but that’s not to say that it’s the only degree of our affection.
Before we adore other people, we must learn how to love ourselves first. Before you help others, take care of yourself first. It makes sense in such a way that how can help other individuals if we ourselves are also in dire need of aid or assistance? Some of us have our own vision or perception of what loving is.
Most of us say or tell us what loving is and how to be be loved in return. But then again, we choose to decide about these things for we also have our own way of thinking regarding different matters especially on how to love yourself.
About the author
The author of this article, Amy Twain, is a Self Improvement Coach who has been successfully coaching and guiding clients for many years. Amy recently published a highly successful home study course on how to boost your Self Esteem. Learn more about this Quick-Action Plan and have a Fabulous Self Esteem.
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