BY ISHA 10V
Self-love is
defined as taking care of your own well-being and happiness. A lot of us know
how to care for others to make sure that they are happy, but do we do enough
for our own selves?
In July 2016, a
major survey was carried out by the Department of Education focused on the
health and wellbeing of young people, primarily in year 10. They discovered
that depression and anxiety has been on the rise with teenage girls in England.
37% of girls reported feeling unhappy, worthless or unable to concentrate.
How can you
self-love? Some simple ways you can do this are:
- Recite a positive affirmation daily. You can find some here: https://www.louisehay.com/affirmations/
- Set some time out each day for mindfulness.
- Eat healthily to make your body feel good.
- Take part in regular exercise to keep your fitness levels up
- Write a bucket list of all the things you want to do and then do them!
- Make time for the things you love to do.
- Look in the mirror and tell yourself how amazing you are!
Spoken word
Self-love is the
most important thing. I know you have been made to think that you are
replaceable and forgettable. You have forgotten your worth. You think there is
nothing unique about you. Just because of the way one person has treated you
and that’s not true that others will do the same. You are unique in so many
ways. Your personality for one thing. Your quirks, your humour. The different smiles
that you take to each day. Your strength, your sensitivity, your insecurities
and your every single thing that makes you the person you are cannot be
replaced or forgotten.
Generally, I
know a lot of people that are always preoccupied with what those around them
are doing and what those around them are saying, because of this they can’t
seem to get ahead with their own lives. They get so stressed about everything
that happens around them, the situation and sometimes that people that have
nothing to do with them, those situations and behaviours that don’t even affect
them but you always try to blame yourself for what has happened.
Why would you
care for what others are doing with their life? Why would you stress yourself
about their actions and behaviours? “Don’t become too preoccupied with what is
happening around you. Pay more attention to what is going on within you.” Let
them live the way they know, and the way they think is best for them. If you
keep on worrying about what others are doing, if you are always looking to see
what they think, then you will have no time to work on yourself. You will have
no time to do more opportunities and those times will never come back.
Start doing what
you suppose rather than focusing on what others think about you. Be confident
in your intentions and keep your eyes ahead instead of wasting your time and
those who want you to drag you back.
Frankly you
can't change people's views, you have to believe that true change for you comes
from within yourself, not from any one else.
Self-love is
important because you don’t need to depend on anyone else in life and be
independent. Why do you need anyone else when you can light up your own world?
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