For many people, the concept of the importance of self-love is an exaggerated theory and they often ignore it. People strive to be perfect and perfectionism is considered a greater asset or trait than self-love. When we talk about self-love, it’s easy to imagine someone reading self-help books or hugging a tree; but self-love is much more than that.
Many studies have shown that self-love is the key to mental well-being and keeps depression and anxiety at bay.
Modern society is shaped in such a way that we are more or less obliged to constantly compete with each other, or even with ourselves. We always try to achieve our short-term goals and try to improve ourselves to meet the expectations that society sets for us. Many of us are guilty of working long hours and getting less sleep each night; we go a step further and feel satisfied that we have achieved perfectionism. We grind in and out every week; even on weekends, ‘relaxing’ and ‘having fun’ seems like a chore.
As a result, too often we are too hard on ourselves without realizing it. We are all more or less stuck and consumed with our work, social interactions, life goals, weekend plans and so on.
Love is the only thing that keeps us going and makes us less robotic in a world where we have to work, think and act as if we were programmed bots. Everyone needs love and we spend most of our energy loving others – whether they are friends, spouses, children or family.
We all love to spread love, but the question is: are we producing enough for ourselves? We can’t always expect to rely solely on external sources for love and that’s where the concept of self-love comes into play. Happy inside.
Self-love is not being selfish; it’s just putting yourself first and not being too hard on yourself. So next time you hear that little voice in your head telling you that you’re not good enough or that you can’t afford to make mistakes; just ignore it.
When our loved ones make a mistake, we often forgive them easily, but when we make a mistake, we are often too hard on ourselves. The first step of self-love is realizing that we are only human and that it is okay to make mistakes; it’s okay to lose sometimes; it’s okay not to have the best day, week or month.
All we have to do is love ourselves and let the negative things through; eventually things will change and bad times will pass.
Self-Love has many Benefits
- The first benefit is greater satisfaction with life. When we love ourselves more, we immediately change our perspective on the world. Self-love can give us a more positive attitude to life.
- The second benefit of self-love is that it can encourage us to form good habits. Self-love means loving your body, soul and mind. Therefore, people who love themselves often refrain from doing things that affect their rest. So it can help us to adapt healthy habits. If you come to love your body and mind more than others, you won’t work on weekends; you will prefer to go for a drive or do some other activity that relaxes your mind.
- The third benefit of self-love is better mental health. People who love themselves are less likely to suffer from anxiety or depression; Self-love also paves the way to a positive mindset which is an essential ingredient for success in life and mental well-being.
- The fourth benefit is that you learn to love yourself. It reduces stress, reduces procrastination and makes you more focused at work.
Put yourself a little higher on your priority list; think highly of yourself. If you’ve had a long day at work, come home and take a long break. If you’ve had a rough week, take the weekend off and go somewhere; get off your phone and give yourself some ‘me time’. Also consider yourself important; love yourself as much as you love your friends and family.
Happiness and self-love are linked; and we all deserve to be happy. Self-love is the key to happiness and a person who is happy is in a much better position to achieve success in every aspect of life.