To Fully Love Yourself, You Must Look At Yourself Clearly.

To fully love yourself, you must look at yourself clearly. Yet, doing this is not as easy as you may think.

Most people have an idea of themselves that they associate with their accomplishments. These ideas have nothing to do with reality, whether they are positive or negative.

Mirror gazing is a good way to really look at yourself and build your self love.

Mirror Gazing

The eyes are said to be the windows to the soul, and you might find looking directly into your own eyes to be very uncomfortable but it can be a wonderful way to build your self love by truly seeing the non aesthetic qualities about yourself.

To start, try gazing at your own eyes for a few minutes in the mirror every morning. When you do this focus on seeing your heart, your mind, and your connection to both.

Try not to focus on anything external and definitely do not judge yourself!

Remember, the main reason that you may struggle with full love and acceptance for yourself is that you may not fully “see” yourself for the beauty you truly are.

Any kind of modality that clears your mind and your perceptual lens may also assist you in self-love and compassion for others.

If self mirror gazing is difficult try incorporating a crystal and gaze into your highest self this way. It’s called crystal gazing.

Crystal Gazing with Rose Quartz

Here are 7 simple steps to do it:

1) Select a crystal. We recommend a a palm size Clear Quartz or Rose Quartz crystal but any lighter colored crystal will do.

2) The crystal should be held in front of you at a comfortable height right below chin or chest level.

3) Take a few deep nasal breaths. Inhale from deep within the belly and then after a second to pause, let your exhale be longer than your inhale.

4) With softened eyes and a willing heart look deep into the crystal. Try not to blink and do not look away, keep your gaze steady and soft. Your steady gaze may take some time, so be patient. Allow your mind to become as the crystal, very clear.

5) Next, ask for more compassion from yourself and self love. Decide that self love will be your highest choice for the day and ongoing.

6) As you continue to gaze a feeling of peace may form. This peaceful feeling is the connection between you, the crystal and your subconscious mind. Once the peace is present, HOLD STILL, the door of compassion is opening. Keep your gaze and keep calm and if it feels right smile gently on the inside.

7) After a few more minutes finish with a few breaths and a thank you to your highest self for the time you spent together forming this alliance of self love.

A word about compassion:

Compassion is not necessarily a direct ‘path’ or means to self-love. What happens is that when you become more self-loving, you become more compassionate towards others. You recognize compassion more clearly because you have visited with it often enough to recognize that it’s a necessary energy in choosing to love more, and your compassion for yourself is far greater because of this integration.

The bottom line is that nothing really beats gazing upon love and generating it as a raw emotion. This is a necessary practice for people who want to really attain a mastery of love. It is the most direct approach of really feeling the energy of love and directing it at an object and towards yourself.

I hope your self love radiates all over the place. Feel free to share with me your thoughts.