Self Love -- How to Love Yourself Unconditionally

Have you ever wondered what unconditional love really means, or what it would take to give yourself or someone else this kind of love? I believe everything in your world is a reflection of YOU. And that's the good news! Why? Because if everything starts with you, then you don't have to FIX, CHANGE, or concern yourself with what's out there; all you need to do is understand and focus on loving yourself. This newfound self-love will lead you to a life filled with more self-confidence, peace, and authentic happiness-guaranteed. Let's begin by understanding what unconditional love means. According to Wikipedia, it's "Showing love towards someone regardless of their actions or beliefs. What would it take to give ourselves unconditional love? First you need to embrace and accept all the bad stuff about you and the good as well and be happy with yourself and the person you are. The most important relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself. Yet, how often have you heard yourself say, "I am my own worst enemy"? If your goals involve raising your confidence, ending depresseion, moving beyond diets or overeating behaviors, or just plain wanting to live a happier, fulfilled life, you have to know what self-love looks like. "To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance." Love is a mystery and not easily definable. However, it does have certain characteristics. Self-love is a consuming passion for your own happiness. It is an ongoing choice you make to be glad to bealive, here on Earth, in your own body. Self-love occurs when you decide who you are and that what you want is important. It is an inner state of being content with what you have, accepting all your flaw and just being happy in the space you are in. Here are a few things that you will achieve once you've learnt to love yourself unconditionally • You'll be able allow yourself to be happy and to share this with others. • You will only focus on feeling good. • You'll see enjoyment of life as a primary goal most of the time. • You wont dwell in the mistreatment of others towards you • You'll care more towards others. (Because it feels good to do so). • You'll put yourself and your happiness first. Even those you love will be "close to second."(dont confuse this with being selfish) • You'll focus more on the thoughts that make you feel good. • You will let yourself succeed First steps you should take towards this enlightment are as follow • Acknowledge and verbally praise yourself. • Have fun more often. • Learn new ways to relax and release tension. • Practice conscious, deep, full-bodied breathing several times each day. • Think inspiring thoughts. • Instead of always focusing on the problem, decide to focus on desired outcomes. • Fill your life with beauty, such as times of silence, beautiful music, flowers. • Raise your confidence by taking daily small, achievable actions steps that support your goal. • Acknowledge your efforts and your successes. • Reward yourself daily. • Listen to your intuition and then follow it. • Let yourself succeed. • Nurture yourself by imagining desired outcomes to life's situations. • Offer yourself affection in many, many different ways. • Choose to think thoughts that bring inner peace (rather than worry). • Remember and feel gratitude. NB: The longest relationship you will ever have is with yourself