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It’s important for your personal evolution that you learn to love yourself. If you do not love yourself, it is hard to expect others to love you. Agreed, despite the fact that humans may have many faults and shortcomings, learning to embrace all your faults is central to your position of accepting yourself as you are. Loving yourself should become your highest priority if you wish to create a remarkable future. Loving yourself in a self-centred, egotistical (arrogant) way. To love yourself means to embrace your uniqueness and the gifts that show up in your daily life. While, low self-esteem puts the brake on your personal growth by restricting your concept of self. You may never reach your full potential if you entertain recurring thoughts of low self-esteem. Consider the following thoughts as a guide for reconnecting with your purposeful self and developing a stronger relationship with self. “God is in control and therefore in everything I can give thanks” ~Kay Arthur.
7 Ways To Love And Embrace Who You Really Are:
1. Know Yourself:
If your desire is for personal growth, it is vital that you come to understand yourself, and know what makes you bloom. You may be aware of a number of flaws, yet embracing them and moving forward becomes your source of courage. Nobody is perfect , you may spend your entire life trying to fill an empty shoe that does not exist if you follow this line of thinking. We all must learn how to deal with the conditions of human frailty, and stand before a mirror and simply admire your reflection . It’s time to see yourself as the Lord does. Since, some people are loath to stand before a mirror and appreciate their body. What maybe considered flawed and damaged is in fact a highly desired quality for some. Although, you may not consider yourself as important as other people, in your life story you are the hero in your own life’s journey. “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified” 2 Corinthians 13:5-7 (NKJV).
2. Don’t Criticize Yourself:
Do you belittle yourself over small things? Whenever you make a small mistake, are you aware of the small voice inside your head reminding you of your imperfections? Belittling or Criticizing yourself will get you nowhere in life and can also delay and hinder your blessings. Keep in mind that people who practice self-compassion have been shown to be more successful and have a healthier outlook. It is vital that you begin to associate with your positive traits instead of focusing on the negative ones. Be aware that you are not reliving a painful event of your life by reconnecting with a toxic friends and relationships. You must learn how to let go of your need to judge yourself and move towards a state of identification, in who are purposed to be. Therefore, if your desire is for emotionsl, personal and spiritual growth, it is vital that you come to understand yourself, and who God designed you to be. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them Ephesians 2:8-10 (NKJV).
3. Embrace Your Positive Nature or Self:
When you embrace or entertain positive thoughts, you will become more compassionate towards yourself, as your self-love and self-esteem will increase. Your consideration and thoughtfulness towards others will become an expression of your self-love, and God’s agape love. You can only give out what you hold in your heart. Therefore, if you believe you are undeserving of attention and empathy or kindness, you will most likely willingly sharing these virtues with others. Every person is born positive, it’s simply their environment which shapes the person into a bitter individual. Even at this stage, you still have a choice to embrace your positive nature. Nothing is carved in stone unless you give it power and permission. A fruit can only give out what is able to bear or harvest. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”~ Anonymous.
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