WHAT SHOULD YOU AVOID SO THAT YOU CAN LOVE YOURSELF? by Nayan Chourey 1. You have to be Perfect Perfect body, life, IQ… All of it. Perfection doesn’t exist and when you think it does on social media, it is often masking crippling mental health issues. You are never going to be perfect. But the good news is, you already are perfect, in your imperfection. 2. Meeting Society's Expectations It is our human nature to always be hungry for more, even if you hit that unrealistic standard, you will always be unhappy because you want more. Don’t compare yourself or your life to that unrealistic standard, it only leads to self hate and depression 3. Controlling Everything The only thing you can control are things within your control and your reactions. Understand that you can’t control other people, their choices, their behavior just like you can’t control the weather. Life isn’t about trying to control everything, it is about how you react to it. Instead of trying to control everything and e...
LOVE YOURSELF by Suvankar Das SELF - LOVE Why is self-love so important? Recently, there has been a lot of talk about self-love. It sounds fantastic, but what does it really mean? How do we love ourselves and why is it important? The definition of self-love implies finding comfort within ourselves and being at peace. We might do something nurturing to give ourselves a moment of respite. However, there is a deeper inner peace that can be attained by cultivating a certain relationship with ourselves - a warm and nurturing way of being with ourselves. Being self-loved is not only about how you treat yourself, but also how you feel about yourself. Therefore, when you think of self-love, you can imagine all the things you would do for yourself, how you would talk to yourself, how you would feel about yourself that reflected love and concern. The following are examples of what self-love can look like in action. Saying positive things to yourself Forgiving yourself when you mess up Mee...