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Self Love and Self Esteem
filed in Self Esteem on Nov 8, 2006
I just spoke to a woman this morning who was reading the “Jill Principle”. She said she was 63 years old and had been married four times. She said, “as an only child I have been trying to get it right, I have been trying to make my husbands, the good parent I never had, if only I had learned to love myself. I told here it was never too late.
Feeling a sense of rejection and unworthiness is common before, during and after a breakup. This can lead to self-judgment and self-critical self talk. Our self-esteem can take a nose dive.
So start now, love yourself each and every day. Take time daily to nurture yourself even if it is only for 30 minutes. Make a list of all your strengths, and all the things you like about yourself. Get your friends to add to the list. Be gentle with yourself, as you would with a young child. Tell yourself you are doing a good job. Praise yourself for your efforts. Congradulate yourself on your courage as you move through this change. The buddha said something like this, “what you focus on you become”. If we focus on loving ourself, we will not look to our partner to be the good parent we never had.
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