How to Find Self Love

When I got down in the dumps, I’d just go on a run. A habit formed, and I was running every day. Then I started lifting weights, so I was lifting about 3 times a week and running every day. I was in the best shape of my life. I had those precious hours to reflect on anything I wanted to and to blow off any steam that had accumulated. This took my mental health leaps and bounds simply in terms of the reflection, but the end result boosted my confidence and self-image. Taking care of your body is one of the most important things you can do for your self love.

I can’t stress how important reflection is to self love. There are plenty of ways to do this, and running was one more for me, but journaling helps you get your thoughts straight. Getting your thoughts out in some organized fashion, allows you to know why you think certain things or certain ways. Journaling helps you take your fears and reservations and make a more informed decision about whether or not they’re justified. You’ll figure out a lot faster that you’re actually a pretty loveable person.

And when I say that, I don’t mean I became hopeless. I mean I stopped trying, because “trying to find love” wasn’t getting me anywhere. As soon as you say you’re focusing on yourself, the right person will come along in the right time. Your job is not to look, it’s to prepare for that moment. That means getting yourself ready. That means loving yourself.

For a while in my early twenties, I was lonely and somewhat depressed. I had tried to find somebody to “complete me” like the movies say you should. At some point, I came around and started focusing on me. Two years of transformation later, and I had learned how to find self love. Only then, did I find my person. The one who would become my life partner. Not the one to “complete me,” but the one to “complete us.”

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