We don’t normally discuss being in a relationship with ourselves because it sounds ridiculous. You can live a fulfilling life when you have a relationship with yourself.
You will be able to accept and love yourself for who you are, what you have done, and what you will do in the future. You will be able to set and achieve goals for yourself.
You will also be able to form healthy relationships with others because you will know how to be yourself around them.
Just like Dr Anne Brown on Twitter said: “Your relationship with yourself determines the quality of the relationships you can create with others.”
“Your relationship with yourself determines the quality of the relationships you can create with others.”
Dr Anne Brown
Relationships with others can become very difficult if you do not know how to love yourself first. People who are in good relationships with themselves are more likely to get married, stay married and have children. They also tend to be happier all around because they know what they want out of life and they go after it!
Julie Hanks, LCSW, a therapist, said, “A healthy self-relationship is the ability to value yourself as a person and embrace your strengths and weaknesses.”
These are, but are not limited to, five ways you can cultivate this wonderful, healthy relationship with yourself:
- Love yourself.
- Meditation is the key.
- Don’t talk down on others.
- Do the things you love.
- Eat healthy food.
Love Yourself
Do you love yourself the same way you love your idol?
Loving yourself entails accepting yourself for who you are (without being pessimistic), in both your physical appearance and your abilities.
Don’t let people talk down on you like you wouldn’t let anyone talk down on your favourite artist.
Loving yourself means establishing a standard for yourself. Knowing your worth, what you’re capable of, and accepting yourself is all part of it. It’s self-esteem.
“You have to grow, you have to be, you have to love yourself unconditionally,” says Dominic Riccitello.
Nothing is more beautiful than loving yourself, because it is only through loving yourself that you will be able to love others.
Meditation is the key
Sometimes in life, you need some alone time to reflect on your actions and understand certain things. Find a quiet place to think in the midst of the chaos. Some issues in life require reflection.
Some problems can only be solved if you sit in a quiet place and think about them. Meditation is beneficial to mental development. Calmness alleviates stress. Your mind sharpens and you become healthier.
Don’t talk down on others
Don’t use words that offend or make people feel bad about themselves. Consider yourself in their shoes. You’d feel the same way.
Do whatever you do to yourself to feel strong and beautiful, and do the same for others. Demonstrate to others that they, too, matter.
You will improve yourself and find it easier to enter into a relationship this way.
Do the things you love
Take a break from work or school for a while and concentrate on the things that make you happy. Your work does not have to define you.
Experiment with some leisure activities. If you’ve always wanted to learn to play an instrument, now is the time to start taking piano or guitar lessons.
Eat healthy food
Just like the old proverbial saying goes, you are what you eat. The food you eat reveals a lot about who you are. Start that no-sugar or no-meat diet you’ve been putting off. Consume plenty of fruits and drink a lot of water.
The Bottom Line
Being in a healthy relationship with yourself necessitates making time to care for yourself and treat yourself in a way that you deem appropriate by acknowledging your efforts because no one will appreciate you as much as you appreciate yourself.
When you believe in yourself and love yourself unconditionally, you can love others.
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