You might think that being kind to yourself is futile — something silly, immature and a complete waste of time.
Self compassion and self love is life changing, however;
- It can make life’s challenges way more manageable.
- It can help you stay strong when things are difficult.
- It can help you be kinder to the other people in your life — this helps you sustain and build great relationships.
- It can help lower levels of anxiety, depression and general sadness.
Being kind to yourself is one of the most important things in life; forget the idea that it wastes time and work on implementing it in your life, allowing yourself to reap the benefits of self love.
Who needs self love?
The answer is everyone.
We all need self love. As human beings, we are made for connection — we are made to love one another, share experiences and create great relationships. To be able to do this, we must work on loving ourselves, too.
Self love and compassion is the foundation to healthy and sustainable external love within relationships. This could be friendships, romantic relationships, co-worker relationships or the relationships you have with strangers in the…