It’s amazing how life brings you exactly what you need. And
this Valentine’s I hope all of us will endeavor to be more loving, caring,
nurturing and giving to the most important person in our life – our self.
Recently I noticed a trend in the people I have been
coaching. Client’s start off thinking that it is somebody else who is
responsible for the way they are feeling. Clients feel run down, lost and
depleted like a diluted version of them self. After coaching realization dawns
that the most important relationship they have ignored is the one they have with
them self. That is when true transformation occurs.
Not surprisingly the majority of such clients are women and
a few men.
A personal anecdote that I always share is when I underwent
a low in my life and my mother-in-law who was visiting at the time said to me:
“Do what makes you happy, whether it is going to work, pursuing a hobby,
learning a new skill or associating with a charitable organisation. Once you,
the centre of the house is happy, you will be able to make others around you
happy.” Its something I have reaped the benefits of and also shared with my
life coaching clients.
The five basic self care principles I would urge all men and
women to commit themselves to:
1) ME time. Spend time with yourself. It’s
not an act of selfishness rather the opposite. Just the way we shower everyday to keep ourselves physically
clean we need to have a daily practice of ‘internal’ cleanse of our negative
emotions, stressors and any other pent up feelings that are causing us to not
be our self.
2) Sense of humor. Learn to laugh off the
mistakes and troughs in life knowing that “this too shall pass.” And any highs
also need to be taken in your stride knowing that “this too shall pass.” A
sense of humor allows us to take ourselves lightly, forgiving ourselves for our
errors and being easy on others.
3) Compete with yourself. Comparison with
others only leads to feelings of inadequacy and jealousy. We tend to compare
the inside of our self with the outside of others. Healthy competition that
spurs you to the next level is being a better version of yourself.
4) Pamper yourself. Its only when you
experience the feeling of being pampered can you pamper others. Light the
candles, smell the fragrance and only then can you make another feel like
royalty. Pampering begins with one self.
5) Indulge in warm, loving and encouraging
self talk. We can be harsh, judgmental and unforgiving to ourselves;
constantly berating ourselves for our follies. Talk to yourself the way you
would like your best friend to talk to you. Charity begins at home, the true
meaning is being charitable to one self.
This Valentines make a commitment to your self – to love
yourself like no other being in this universe.
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