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The Love Yourself for 30 Challenge

Iliana Alvarez
May 14, 2018
2 min read

#TheLoveYourselffor30Challenge

For thirty days whether I wanted or not I wrote ten positive things about me upon waking.

F*** I wrote 50 of these for ten more days.

I thought it was so silly, and I thought is this even working? And even with all my doubts, I did it anyway.

40 days of writing ten plus positive things about myself over and over on paper.

People in my home would wonder what in the world was I up to now.

I didn't show anyone. I didn't want them to think anything of it.

30 plus days went by...

and I didn't notice any changes...

Until I started noticing the way others talk about themselves.

Saying things like:

I'm so dumb

I'm always late

I'm so fat

Wow! I thought to myself.

Do we hear ourselves?

I guess we are so used to talking or being negative with ourselves that we don't even realize we are doing it. We start with this negative talk so young that it becomes "normal" but this is not normal. It's not okay.

If we wouldn't say things like these to someone we love, why would we say things like these to ourselves?

and most importantly why would we risk our children learning behaviors like these?

We shouldn't. We need to learn how to love and respect ourselves.

but how?

Well, through #TheLoveYourselffor30Challenge:

Thanks to this "silly" exercise I now almost have the confidence self-respect and admiration of self I had at 5 years old. I'm almost that fearless self-believing child again.

I WANT THIS FOR YOU!

Yes, I WANT YOU TO BE THAT FEARLESS CHILD YOU ONCE WERE!

Look I know writing ten positive things about yourself sounds silly, and it will feel silly, but the rewards will impact your life in unimaginable ways.

I know you're asking yourself do I really have to write it out?

Can't I just think it?

No!

There is something magical that happens when things go on paper, and this is no exception.

Hey some religious gatherings have you kneeling jumping and raising your hands in the air all in the span of an hour... so, really why not try this exercise? What do you have to lose?

Repetition is the best teacher. This was proven to us by our troops our parents our teachers and like I just stated even by some religious groups.

For hundreds of years, people all over the world use repetition to teach beliefs, educational material, martial arts and much much more.

It is time we use this method to teach the most important thing you can teach: "Love" and most importantly to "Love Ourselves" ... Through repetition and day by day.

Starting with ourselves

Start by loving yourself. Love yours; your children, your partner, your parents, and your family. Teach your loved ones how to love themselves.

Look at yourself with Love, Appreciation, and Admiration