LOVE YOURSELF!!!

True happiness comes from loving yourself.  When you are truly happy with yourself you are not looking to fill a void in your life.  So many of us fill our empty voids with food, alcohol, anger, self pity, drugs, depression, destruction from others and self abuse because we do not love who we are.  Finding a good relationship with yourself is sometimes a hard task to accomplish.  Low self esteem is a sure sign that you are lacking in self love.  Many of us have been so ingrained with self sabotaging ourselves that it is virtually impossible to love yourself.  If you do not love yourself you are telling the universe that you are unworthy and that is the farthest thing from the truth.  Everyone on this planet is worthy.  We were all made by God to be special and loved.

When you finally make the decision to love yourself and stop beating yourself up, it will take a conscious decision on a daily basis to remind yourself that you are worthy of everything.  You must make the decision to become happy and be determined to lead a fulfilled life full of abundance or you will never live up to your full potential.  If you want to come alive, make the decision to love yourself. 

Be alive and love yourself for everything that you are.  We are all unique and very special in our own ways.  Learn to love who you are and accept your flaws because none of us are perfect.  We all have our faults but we can overcome these and learn to accept them.  Nurture yourself with love instead of self condemnation.  Tell yourself that you were made in the image of God and you are beautiful inside and out. 

Self criticism can be your own worst enemy and we have all done it to ourselves sometime or another.  We say to ourselves oh that was a stupid thing to say or how dumb am I or what if I am not good enough.  Remember you are not stupid or dumb and you are always good enough.  Everyone puts on their pants the same way and we were all created by God so we are all made equally and deserve the best no matter what has happened in our past. 

Start thinking about yourself in a positive manner and be kind to yourself as well as others.  Smile at everyone you see and you will notice that most people will smile back in a kind positive manner.  The people that do not smile back are the ones who do not love themselves and are suffering from self hatred or low self esteem.  Praise yourself everyday and remind yourself that you were made in the image of God and you are remarkable.

Many times we feel that we must succeed at every task we undertake and that is not always the case.  Praise yourself for your efforts and trying to succeed even if you may fail.  If you do not try you will never succeed and trying deserves praise from yourself every day.

Worry is one of our most self destructive habits that can wear you out in no time and gets you nowhere.  All worry does is fill our mind with negative thoughts concluding in negative results. Turn your worry over to God and release it.  Ask God to take care of your worry for you and know that it is out of your control.  No matter how things always work out in the end, they will always work out one way or another.  Instead of worrying, think about a positive solution of how you can help matters.

Trust in yourself and know that you can always count on yourself.  Believe and know that under any circumstances that with God by your side you are strong and will come through any situation a better person.  Know that you always have the ability to make important decisions and changes in your life and bring it to God always trusting and believing.

Forgive yourself for your mistakes and know that as long as you are on this earth you will make mistakes because we are all sinners.  But learn from your mistakes and do not beat yourself up as a result of them.  Self destruction is your own worst enemy.  Some of us carry childhood memories that seem to haunt us through life.  Let them go and move on to who you are now.  Live in the present and love yourself for who you have become. 

Make positive affirmations for yourself every day.  Tell yourself that you are wonderful and you give back to this world everyday by being you!  Post affirmations on post it notes on your mirror or your computer where they are visible and will remind you how important you are to this world. 

Learn to see the beauty in everything and everyone because wherever you look you will see it once you make a conscious decision to look at the world in this way.  Stop and smell the roses, life is too short not to.   Love yourself and know that you are worthy to live an abundant life full of happiness and love!  God put you on this earth to enjoy it so make a conscious decision to make each day a happy one!

Many blessings,

Melissa