5 Signs You Are Loving Yourself like No One Else

Rebecca Lewis December 02, 2015

One of the most remarkable songs of Whitney Houston is the “Greatest Love of All”. Most of us are familiar with it, especially the last part which goes like “learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all…” This song speaks truth. It is hard to love others or demand for love from other people when we can’t even give it to ourselves.

More often than not, we take ourselves for granted. We overwork our mind and body. We take a lot of responsibilities to show our loved ones how we value them. We sleep less, eat whatever is available, and expose ourselves to great stress.

But in the long run, it’s our health that suffers. We end up ill, emotionally tormented and all. That is why giving our body the love and attention it deserves should be a top most priority of every one of us.

Below are the top signs that you are taking good care of yourself and loving yourself like no one else does.

You treat yourself well.

You don’t have to do this by buying yourself expensive clothes and gadgets each time. Treating yourself well means more than this. It means accepting yourself 100% and embracing it. It is building yourself up, making efforts to cheer yourself up and feel better, and dealing with your imperfections in a positive way. Treating yourself well means resting whenever you need too, pausing when life seems to move on so fast, and giving ourselves time to reflect.

You say nice things to yourself.

Many people are guilty about negative self-talk. Most psychologists agree that one of the easiest ways to raise our self-confidence and feel happier is to engage in positive inner dialogue. There are probably many times when you told yourself “I am stupid!”, “I’m never going to succeed”, or “I am never good enough”.

You don’t take things personally.

Another top sign that you love yourself like no one else is that you don’t take things personally. Whenever you hear a negative comment from other people about you, you acknowledge it and take it with open mind, with the thinking that the feedback is for your improvement.

You care about what you eat and put in to your body.

Part of loving yourself is ensuring that your body is at its best condition every day. And how do you do it? Simple. By being mindful of what you eat, drink and put in to your body. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind. And when you are feeling better both physically and mentally, you are less likely to encounter not-so-good emotions that make you less compassionate to yourself.

You enjoy downtime.

Like anyone else, you deserve a break each week. You need time to just relax, have fun, be yourself, and engage in things or activities that you really enjoy. Play. Yes. Adults also need to play. Whether it’s walking your dog, dining out with friends, going to the mall with your family, or hosting a home party - it is important that you spend a day or two to forget about the seriousness of life and just have fun.

Take time to reflect about how much love you are giving to yourself. And always remember this - learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all.