Learn to love yourself unconditionally without fail, and find the time to explore and indulge yourself. Happiness will follow....
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not objects pr a person, Albert Einstein had said. These days, psychologists, happiness coaches and meditation gurus are going a step further and saying that the first step to lead a happy life on a day-to-day basis begins when one makes self-love the first goal of life. It doesn't mean one stops caring for others; the mantra for self love is to set happiness goals for yourself, without expectations from others, or involving loved ones. Self-love does not depend on gender or marital status. Whether married or single, man or woman, people are travelling alone, romancing and indulging themselves and even marrying themselves! A Japanese travel company recently started a new service to let women enjoy solo wedding-marrying without the groom. Single women enjoy all the fun and glamour of the Big Day, including spending the honeymoon night in a fancy hotel.
Whether you are single or married, man or woman - travelling alone pampering yourself and loving yourself unconditionally has to be taken seriously. Jean Fain author of The Self-Compassion Diet, says "The notion of kindness to the self needs to be spread. unless there's a conscious effort to love oneself, we'd all get caught up in the frenzy of our hectic daily schedules and be unhappy.'
"Practice Self Compassion and Self love"
Manasi Scott, singer:
Women should stop looking outwards at anyone else to make themselves happy, Be committed to yourself to experience joy. Give yourself happiness, love, respect and only if you can treat yourself right, can you show it to others. Devote 10 minutes to self kindness meditation and promise to love your faults and strengths. Be your Greatest admirer.
"Self Kindness starts with you"
Tahir Ali, model:
We look for approval for every little thing we do. Loving yourself will raise your self esteem. How do you love yourself? Create a self-love ritual, evolve spiritually, treat your body as temple. Let go of negative people and episodes. Loving yourself is all about finding your happy place and being there.
