Five (5) Ways to fall in-love With Yourself Again

It was revealed recently in the Dove 2010 global study The Real Truth About Beauty: Revisited that only 4% of women consider themselves beautiful.  Jacqui O’Bree, an independent life coach from Johannesburg has some tips to help women realise how beautiful they are.


1. Focus on your beauty

• Write down five aspects of your body and face that are beautiful - don’t stop until you find at least five things!
• Share these five aspects with a friend, partner or colleague.
• Fully appreciate these five aspects and love your body from head to toe.
  

2. Identify your uniqueness 

• What about you makes you stand out?
• Ask a friend, partner or colleague "What makes me unique?"
• Write down what she/he says, keep it in your pocket, stick it on your bathroom mirror and read it every day.
• Silence your inner critic.
• Accept compliments without judgement.
• Celebrate your own unique beauty.

3. Admire your inner beauty  

• Consider your inner beauty - what do you think your best friend admires about you?
• What qualities and characteristics do you admire about yourself and are you most proud of?
• Write down at least five qualities and characteristics you are proud of.
• Your inner beauty and strength is reflected to those around you.
• Get in touch with what makes you beautiful inside and remind yourself of those qualities - realise your full beauty potential.
  

4. Change the way you speak about yourself

• Words have incredible power in our lives, so stop criticising yourself.
• Change the words you use to describe yourself to change how you think, feel and how you live.
  

5 .Realise how beautiful you really are

• Move on and forgive yourself.
• Let go of the memories, the pain and regrets that are holding you back from seeing how beautiful you really are.
• Be a kind and supportive friend to yourself.
• Treat yourself with compassion, understanding, love and support.
• Realise that you really are beautiful.
  

"Together we can change how women see beauty," says Jacqui.


Culled from Health24