The power of self-love

Sep 17, 1993 | Άρθρα

How many of us are familiar with the power of self-love? There is a limiting belief that suggests it is selfish to love ourselves. But how true is this belief? A study from the University of Michigan indicated that “People who are at peace with themselves and like who they are feel greater self-love and consequently experience greater satisfaction in all aspects of their lives.” The more we love ourselves, the happier and more successful we will be in our lives, as well as in our relationships. People who love themselves have usually eliminated toxic relationships from their lives and feel better. They achieve the jobs they want, earn the money they need, and appreciate their lives more on a daily basis.

Is it selfish to love ourselves?

Unfortunately, this doesn’t happen for everyone. Many of us will not love ourselves until we lose the weight we want, achieve the job or salary increase we expect, find our ideal partner, or whatever we think is missing from our lives. Most of us have been programmed with this way of thinking since childhood. Who remembers being taught how to love ourselves? I certainly don’t. We usually love ourselves conditionally. This practice results in us focusing on what’s missing from our lives, causing us not to be present and not to enjoy our daily lives, even the activities that make us happy. How can a person who doesn’t love themselves be happy? If you are not satisfied with your relationship with yourself, you will not be satisfied with your life in general.

However, we can change consciously. We can today set the intention to love ourselves from this moment on. Self-love is a feeling we can choose, in the same way we choose anger, hatred, sadness, or other negative emotions. How can we achieve this? By accepting and loving our uniqueness. Another way is by recognizing our unique talents. Remember that the world needs your uniqueness. Imagine how much better our world would be, on a collective level, if each of us radiated love and joy?