Taking Care of the Inside

Every Sunday we talk about self love, what it is and the ways we can practice it. A few weeks ago we talked about physical self love and today we're going to talk about psychological self love. Which is about loving what's going on inside of you.

We all need something different.

But one thing that I am convinced that we all need is time with ourselves. It's muchos importante to get to know ourselves and get to know what makes us happy.

Five years ago after my first and last relationship, I had absolutely no idea what I really liked or what I wanted. I knew that I spent a lot of time depressed, what sad music I liked, and that World of Warcraft filled up the in between time.

I had put so much of myself into a relationship that when I got out of it I realized that I had completely and utterly lost my sense of self. I think a lot of relationships are like that, at least the first one or two.

You need to take time to spend time with yourself, for yourself. Check in with what you are thinking and feeling. There are plenty of ways to do this and a lot of them are not going to take very long, it's worth it to make the time anyway. 

If you have a very busy day try waking up twenty or thirty minutes earlier than you have to just to fit in some "you" time.

Do something that you want to do, that makes you feel happy and joyful. Take an extra long bath, or sit outside and watch the sun rise. 

Lay in bed and have sweet, sweet, daydreams.

You can also write in your journal, read something silly, make time for self-reflection. Notice where your journey is taking you. Say "no" to demands on your time that drain you. Treat yourself right, end the self-hate and the criticism.

Journaling Prompts: What's your favorite way to get in touch with yourself? What are the things that you like to do just for you?