The Love of My Life: Myself

Self-esteem is simply an evaluation that you make of yourself. Basically, it is your own judgment of "you". This judgment determines how much you love and approve of yourself, and what you are worth to yourself.

All judgments are made up of beliefs. Our beliefs about ourselves is what creates our self-esteem. In order to love ourselves, all we have to do is change our beliefs about ourselves. It's that simple. Yes, it is really as simple as changing our beliefs! However, changing our beliefs about ourselves is harder than changing our beliefs about other people. Our beliefs about ourselves have been in the making since before we were born. We are constantly making judgments and evaluations of ourselves, creating our belief system about ourselves.

How do we change our belief systems? One way is to watch what we say to ourselves in our self-talk. Our minds are constantly thinking thoughts. We must stop criticizing ourselves and start praising ourselves. Daily affirmations are helpful by changing our thought processes. Some examples of affirmations are:

I love myself. I am deserving of love. I have great worth to myself and others.

Affirmations can be whatever you want them to be. At first, you may not believe them. But said repeatedly, you will come to at least accept them as possibilities, and finally as truth. Many self-help gurus recommend daily affirmations. Persistence is key in making changes through affirmations.