Here’s how to love yourself, or, at least not be an ass to yourself!
Back in April I wrote a post Hopelessly Devoted to You, in it I wrote about being devoted to yourself–I’d like to continue the conversation, because it’s important, and because I like to repeat myself :).
Question, how often do you say to your best friend, What an idiot! Why won’t you learn? Could you be any fatter? No one is ever going to want you.
What’s that? Never you say? I should hope not!
So, I’m wondering why we think it’s okay to talk to ourselves like this. And I’m thinking if we started to talk to ourselves like we were our own best friend, maybe we’d be kinder and gentler with the only person who is always there. With us.
Joan Kennedy said one of my most favoritest (it’s a word) quotes:
you will never leave you, you will never divorce you,
you will never die on you.
It’s time to promise to love honor and cherish yourself,
and be your own best friend.
I don’t know about you, but the first time I heard that in one of her (she happens to be my mom! yay!) talks, I was blown away by the sheer why-have-I-never-thought-of-that? Because, duh! We are always with us!
Here’s something to try, the next time you want to beat yourself up over something you perceive as inadequate or idiotic, take a breath (even better if you’re wearing a necklace or bracelet infused with your fave essential oil) and simply say:
I’m getting better at this.
That seems totally doable, yes? Look, I’m not perfect at this either, knee jerk reactions fall out of my moth and pop up in my brain. But. I’m getting better at this…
{supporting oil: peppermint, for focus & ideas}
What’s one thing you do (or could do) to treat yourself like a bff?
Practically Magic 