{"id":2184,"date":"2021-06-15T15:40:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2021-08-11T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:47:00","slug":"50-ways-to-practice-self-love-and-increase-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/50-ways-to-practice-self-love-and-increase-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Ways To Practice Self Love And Increase Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Self-love is extremely important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the foundation of how we live our lives and how we treath both ourselves and the people around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without self-love, life can become extremely challenging, filled with food\/substance abuse, low self-esteem and bad decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel like you should do better in the self-love department, you’ve come to the right place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because we have created a list with 50 ways to practice self love and increase confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without further ado, let’s jump in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Don’t listen to everything the mind says<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This one might be one of the most important ones to take note of. A research paper<\/a> written by Steve Bradt from Harvard, concluded that our minds are lost in thought almost 47% of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

47 PERCENT. That\u2019s almost half of our lives. And this constant mind wandering is a direct cause of unhappiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has to do with the brilliance of the human mind. The human mind has a vivid sense of imagination and a fantastic memory. Although these 2 faculties are incredible, they can cause the mind to turn into a dark place filled with harmful fake scenario\u2019s, unreasonable self criticism and other unpleasantness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why you should try to be more mindful and objective, and create a bit of distance between yourself and the wandering mind.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Forgive yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have to learn to forgive yourself for things that happened in the past. Learn to let go<\/a> of the things that make you feel bad, embarrassed and ashamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the spiritual teacher Sadhguru said: \u201cWhat is past cannot be fixed. What is now can only be experienced. What is next can be created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus your energy on the future, which is full of possibilities, instead of on the past which only exists in your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Be mindful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we\u2019re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what\u2019s going on around us (source<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the key to a happier life. In order to be mindful, you\u2019ll have to take the spiritual journey inwards<\/a> and find out who you really are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re in touch with the real you, you\u2019ll be able to make a clear distinction between yourself and your body, your mind, your energy and the external world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019ve reached this point, things in the outside world won\u2019t bother you anymore and you\u2019ll be liberated from mental drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be able to look at things objectively, and see that we\u2019re all just living on a big blue rock spinning on its axles in the middle of nowhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the beauty of it is: you have the ability to create wonderful things in this life, as long as you\u2019re willing, you\u2019re in control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Eat healthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some people don\u2019t realize that your nutrition has a massive impact on both the physical and mental aspects of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In yogic culture, the physical body is referred to as \u201cAnnamaya kosha\u201d which literally means \u201csheath consisting of food\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at it objectively, your body is literally a collection of food. It takes the nutrients out of the food you put in your mouth and transforms it into a part of your physical body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you want your body and mind to feel good, it\u2019s really important that you eat the right food!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Be kind to yourself<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Self-compassion is something you can learn. For many of us, it is not something we naturally do. In our society we learn that self-criticism is the way to achieve results. But in the longer term, we will only undermine ourselves with that. Therefore, you can use these tips to be more self-compassionate and less critical of yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n