Have you been feeling a bit meh with your self-love practices recently? With these 5 powerful self-love practices, your happiness, fulfillment and self-love will receive a much-needed boost! From living your ikigai to developing a meaningful relationship with yourself, self-love is not something you can build overnight, but it’s like a garden that you can water with intention daily!
IN THIS BLOG POST, I SHARE WITH YOU 5 POWERFUL SELF-LOVE PRACTICES THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH HABITS, STRATEGIES AND DAILY ACTIONS TO HELP YOU GROW IN YOUR LOVE FOR YOURSELF.
Self-love Quotes
A new era of me.
What’s yours will find you.
Go after your dreams
“when you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”
— JEAN SHINODA BOLEN
Whats your will find you.
I receive my dreams.
Life loves me. – Louise Hay
One step in the right direction towards my dreams can change my life forever.
I am deserving of healthy, compassionate, kind and loving relationships.
I let go of the past.
Good things are always coming my way.
I am a magnet for love and happiness.
1. Develop a meaningful relationship with yourself
One of the best ways to show yourself love is to build an unconditionally loving and meaningful relationship with yourself.
This tip to practice self-love includes:
- Getting to know yourself
- Speaking to yourself as if you would someone you love
- Following your passions
- Spending time alone with yourself
- Understanding yourself and why you behave the way that you do
- Mindfulness activities such as journaling, fitness workouts, meditation and spending time in nature
Developing an unconditionally loving relationship with yourself isn’t always smooth sailing! There will be times when you don’t like something about yourself.
What do you do when you think, “Actually, I don’t like that about myself.”? You get to know all parts of yourself and take responsibility for your self-concept. This powerful self-love includes loving the parts of yourself that you don’t like. If you feel you need to make changes to better yourself and increase your self-love, embrace your procession with acceptance, persistence and unconditional self-love and nurture.
Overall, as your self-love improves, so do your actions. For example, when you love yourself more you can take actions that are a reflection of the love you hold for yourself.
Your improved understanding of yourself can help you intentionally choose actions that reflect your self-love and improve it.
Self-discovery journal prompt: How can I intentionally spend my time that increases the love I hold for myself?
As you build and grow a meaningful and loving relationship with yourself, allow your love for yourself to reflect outwards onto others.
Lastly, your relationship with yourself is one that needs attention daily.
2. Embrace your life
This self-love practice is about falling in love with your life.
For sure, being an adult does come with its practicalities and responsibilities. However, living a life you love, doesn’t have to be this grandiose vision. Sometimes, building a life you love is about the small daily habits.
Don’t wait to start falling in love with your life.
This powerful self-love practice supports you to embrace your life.
When stepping into living a life you love, your beliefs can either hinder you or support you!
The power of empowering beliefs:
- Expands what is possible for you
The power of limiting beliefs:
- Hinder your achievement of your dreams
For example, “I can’t” and, “It will never..” statements.
Questions to get you thinking ⬇️
Do you believe that you can work a job you love and get paid very well for it at the same time?
Do you believe you can live a lifestyle that is in alignment with your values?
It can feel scary expanding outside of your comfort zone, but breaking through your limiting beliefs into what’s possible for you can be an act of living the life you love.
Embrace your life and remind yourself of this positive affirmation:
‘I can have what I want and need.’
Ways to embrace simplicity for self-love
- Create a daily morning routine
- Intentionally practice gratitude
- Romanticize your life. For example, light candles, burn incense and make your favourite drink. Create memories, do activities and have experiences you love
- Spend time daily doing things you love and that fill up your cup
Journal prompt for self-love: What simple things bring warmth and happiness into my day?
Now, incorporate more of this into your life to improve your self-love.
3. Give
This powerful self-love practice is making someone else feel loved and supported by giving to them.
When you give it doesn’t only benefit the person you’re giving to. It’s a wonderful feeling that increases your good-feeling emotions and your happiness.
Pick up a piece of rubbish as you walk through the streets, tell your family you love them, send someone a message and surprise your partner with a gift or a gesture of your love for them.
Giving to others can shift your state from focusing on lack and what you don’t yet have, to abundance, flow and what is already in your life. In conclusion, giving helps uplift you and others which is a powerful practice for self-love in your daily habits and routines.
“Daughter. Spend your life Loving. Not seeking Love.” – Jaiya John
How do you show your love to others?
4. Practice wellness and self-care habits for self-love
As you may know, loving yourself isn’t just about self-care. However, practising self-care as a daily habit does improve your self-love.
Prioritising taking good care of yourself not only makes you feel better but, it helps you become the best version of yourself.
Where in your daily life can you implement self-care to take care of your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health?
Self-care journal prompt: What do I need more time spent on in my life? Where can I schedule this into my day and night?
The best ways to practice self-love with self-care:
- Set boundaries
- Spend time in nature
- Have a wellness spa day
- Honour and respect your needs and dreams by showing up/taking action daily
- Embrace the simple pleasures of life
- Catch up with good friends
- Move your body. Take a workout class
- Keep a clean and clutter free environment
- Have a consistent journaling practice
- Intentionally prioritise how you spend your time
5. Live your ikigai every day
One of the most powerful practices for self-love is to live your ikigai!
Ikigai is a Japanese concept blending passion, talent, purpose, and fulfillment. It involves blending what you love, what you are good at and what the world needs (the value you can add and give to the world) & pays for.
The word Ikigai itself translates to reason for being or living.
Discovering your ikigai and embodying it daily through your actions is a powerful self-love practice to fill up your cup! Not only that but ikigai- your reason for being, brings you more happiness and purpose. My life has changed forever since uncovering my ikigai!
Here are some practical ways to find your ikigai:
- Step out of your comfort zone
- Be courageous, try new things, travel to new destinations, meet new people and build deep relationships
- Practice self-discovery. Get to know yourself and always continue to develop your relationship with yourself
- Always learn!!
- Find out what you’re passionate about and follow your passion
- Ask yourself, what do I aspire to do in this world? What contribution do I want to leave/ my legacy?
- Listen to podcasts, read self-improvement books and journal
Read this: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Meditations for Self-Love
Self-Love & Acceptance Affirmation Meditation
10-Minute Guided Meditation: Self-Love
The Secret of Love Meditation – Deepak Chopra
20 Minute Guided Meditation For The Heart ❤ | Self Love, Inner Wisdom & Compassion
Overall, these 5 powerful self-love practices have taught you that developing a meaningful relationship with yourself, embracing your life, giving, practising wellness & self-care habits and living your ikigai are all powerful practices to feel more love in your life and around you. 💕
Q: How do you show kindness to yourself?
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Author: Lana
Welcome! Lana is the founder of Living Her Way. She's passionate about all things Travel and Self-Empowerment. Lana's mission is to inspire you to live a more happy and fulfilling life your way each day.
