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How to Love Yourself
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3/31/2009 9:09 AM
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HI all. I find this to be very helpful to me. Thought Id share it. How to Love Yourself Louise Hay offers
these helpful suggestions.
Try them! They really work. 1. Stop all criticism: Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. 2. Don't scare yourself: Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It's a dreadful way to live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure (mine is yellow roses), and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasure thought. 3. Be gentle and kind and patient: Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be patient
with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking. Treat yourself as you would someone you
really loved. 4. Be kind to your mind: Self-hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don't hate yourself for having the thoughts. Gently change the thoughts. 5. Praise yourself: Criticism breaks the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing. 6. Support yourself: Find ways to support yourself. Reach out to friends, and allow them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need it. 7. Be loving to your negatives: Acknowledge that you created them to fulfill a need. Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill those needs. So. lovingly release the old negative patterns. 8. Take care of your body: Learn about nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about exercise. What kind of exercise can you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple you live in. 9. Mirror work: Look into your own eyes often. Express this growing sense of love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself looking into the mirror. Talk to your parents looking into the mirror. Forgive them, too. At least once a day, say: "I love you, I really love you!" 10. LOVE YOURSELF - DO IT NOW! Don't wait until you get well or lose the weight, or get the new job, or find the new relationship. Begin NOW - do the best you can.
Copyright ©1988 Louise L. Hay
All rights reserved.
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RE: How to Love Yourself
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3/31/2009 12:19 PM
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Michelle.....wonderful stuff!!!!
Thank you for posting it for us all to read.
Love, Jude
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RE: How to Love Yourself
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3/31/2009 6:42 PM
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Dear Michelle , Jude is right it's wonderful.
Thank you... I am sure it will help many people me included!
Sandrax♥
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥
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RE: How to Love Yourself
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4/1/2009 6:56 AM
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Dear Michelle . . .
Thank you for this from Louise Hay.
We would all do well to 'pay attention'
with love . . .
sparrow
♥
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