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Self acceptance.

As we grow older, some of us fall out of love with ourselves, and then, have a trouble isolating what we do value in life, and what truly inspires us.

Self-love. or really self acceptance - is invaluable to creating a life that aligns with our desires, as it serves as our inner compass, empowering and enabling us to steer our life in the direction that makes us happy.

Otherwise, we often, like many, end up turning to external sources for love and happiness. Finding or seeking someone or something to feel completed, or hoping for someone who likes us enough to want to be with us.

If it is a someone, then being so determined or desperate to maintain the relationship, that you ended up trying to be like your partner, doing what they liked so that they’d love you more.

Along the way, setting aside your own interests and loosing touch with friends, and your life path. Should that relationship ever end, the feelings of being empty and alone resurface with a vengeance.

To change that from ever happening - start to bring out your inner child and look for simple ways to create opportunities to laugh, relax, and have your own fun in your life.

This could be going to the park and getting on a swing, enjoying nature, just being with some similarly thinking people without an agenda, or thinking back to something you have really enjoyed that was harmless as a child, and doing it today.

When you incorporate play in moderation into your life, you are giving yourself permission to relax, clear out your mind, and reap the health benefits.

This action in itself is a form of self-care and self-love. Smile at yourself instead of criticizing yourself.

Children adore themselves. They love looking in the mirror and seeing themselves, just the way they are. They smile, they blow kisses to themselves. Alone,or with real friends - there are no judgments.
This is a major factor in feeling alive, and at times giving us hope and helping us grow.

But over time, we start to dim our lights and build walls around our heart. When this happens, we not only close the pathways to love, but also make it hard for others to love us.

Next time when you look in the mirror, challenge yourself to look in your eyes and refrain from being critical. Be kind to yourself.

Smile at the person you see, even if you need to imagine yourself as a younger version of you. Acknowledge your inner spirit with your eyes.

Depending on your upbringing and your experiences, you may have developed certain rules or beliefs about speaking your mind, and remind yourself of where the voice is coming from. It usually is a combination of parents or trusted authority, and conforming yourself to be accepted by others.

As an adult, you now have a choice. Instead of operating like you would have in the past, you can decide if you would like to change your rule or belief.

So why not honor that little voice inside of you and say what you’re thinking to yourself? In doing so, you are expressing your truth, and this is an act of self-love.

In creating a safe, respectful space in your own mind, you’re creating the opportunity to connect with others as well, on a deeper level, strengthening your self-love, and your relationships at the same time.

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