IDEAS FOR ENHANCING SELF-ESTEEM
Try to understand and accept that how you see yourself came from your family of origin, and can be changed as you begin to look at that family and their ways of surviving
Although only you can give yourself positive esteem, it is helpful along the way, to spend time with people around whom you feel terrific
Become aware of what is important to you and begin to concentrate on those things. What do you want in 5 years, 1 year, if you only had 6 months to live?
We all have an inner voice that is accurate and knows what is best for us. Outer voices often muffle it. Allow time to be with yourself and listen to your inner voice.
Look into a mirror and give yourself compliments. When you cannot hear those, call a friend (your biggest fan) and ask them to give you one.
Create a new way to nurture yourself each day. One day you might write yourself a love note, one day you might take a walk along the water, one day you might bake something healthy for yourself. You are really worth it.
Allow yourself to experience your fears and know that you can survive them. Then call a friend and talk about it.
Let go of expecting others to meet your needs. YOU can meet those needs yourself. If another does something special, well, that’s a gift and a surprise.
Allow yourself to spend time along the way doing something you enjoy. Whether you read a sexy novel or take a bubble bath, it is important to experience aloneness as being fun.
