Being a woman, you shower everyone around you with love and happiness by adorning different roles—mother, wife, daughter, sister, etc. But have you ever considered that the most important thing in life, or something to prioritize, is to start loving yourself?
As a mother, you have been caring for and loving your child. As a wife, you have been giving love to your husband. As a daughter, you have been giving all your love to your parents. As a sister, you have been showering your love and care on your sibling. You have been giving importance to everyone around you—both family and friends—and treating yourself with the least interest. But now it’s time to show yourself some love and care.
Give yourself a pat on the back and say, “You have been doing great.” You have to tell yourself that you are beautiful, amazing, loved, and you are a CREATOR.
There were many things I used to hate about myself. The list was huge. I used to say, “I hate my forehead because it’s too big,” or “I hate myself because I’m too short.” These were things I was made fun of as a child and even during my growing years. But one by one, I started working on them and began turning those feelings of hate into love.
I now tell myself, “I love myself for who I am, the way I look, and for what I do and create. I am a BEAUTIFUL CREATOR.”
When you find something you don’t like about yourself, identify what it is, why you feel that way, and what you want to change. Write these down so you can see things more clearly.
For example you can tell yourself, when my skin has worsened with pimples, I will work on it through food habits and medicines to help it heal. I hated myself for not being able to find a job in Germany and start earning, but I began teaching online and took small steps toward building my career, earning small incomes. And now, I love myself for taking those small steps and creating each course and piece of content for my students, helping them find answers to their big questions through my explorations and processes.
Whenever I start my day, I make a cup of tea for myself to show some self-love because it helps me relax and calm down before I start working on my personal projects and artworks. I make sure to apply moisturizer to help my skin tackle winter dryness. Each time I find myself worrying about something, I make sure to tell myself, “It’s okay, I am doing great at what I am doing and write those thoughts down to help get better clarity on what they are.” Help yourself by giving some self-love and care every day. Help yourself heal and help your inner artist breathe and live.
Actions for Today:
- Write down a list of things that you hate about yourself. Write down why you feel that way.
- Think about how you can change these feelings and make yourself love what you do. What small deeds can you do for yourself to show some self-love and care?
- Draw or paint your self-caring deeds just like I did in the above image.
