A Self-love Exercise
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6 years ago in #life by indigoocean (67)
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Truly in sync with my post, and what you are proposing here is exactly what I have been doing a few weeks ago.
I already have some experience with camera and watching myself, because I was in a theater group many years ago, so I increasingly got a feel for it. Nonetheless, just for fun I decided to make videos talking about spiritual stuff some weeks ago over several days simply to refresh the feel of watching myself anew, and I did exactly what you said here. Perhaps I will make some DTube videos one day, but for now I enjoy writing.
Very good that you focus on the term self-love because ultimately it is about being authentically comfortable with oneself, not what others think of you. Some people on camera might draw their "confidence" from positive feedback by others, not from positive feedback from within. Does that matter? I think so, because when we draw our entire confidence from what others think of us, this might easily affect us in the other direction as well. It is similar with photos. Personally, no matter how nice the feedback given by other people was, whether honest or not, it wouldn't make me like that particular image more. If I don't like it, I don't like it. The same goes the other way around. If I like it and others not, I would still use it.
And that is the main point I guess. Do I truly love myself the way I am irrespective of what others think of me or will I make my self-Love dependent on how others perceive and receive me? Only with the former the self-Love can be authentic, while with the latter false bravado, as you call it, is most likely, and that is the huge majority of people these days.
So much yes to this! Bingo.
I agree with you. I have done a similar exercise you just recommended unconsciously and I get a sense of what you are talking about.
What am using for my self-love exercise is cancelling out people in my life who I think are negative to my life and I do it easily.
By 'canceling out' do you mean ending those friendships? It is definitely important to be selective in who one spends time with and who gets your attention. We truly do absorb a lot from other people.
Yes, I meant ending the friendship. Some people know how to rub you off wrongly.
Wow! This seems like a powerful exercise! I am somewhat intimidated by it as I have never liked hearing my voice and much less watching me on videos. That must be why I find it an intriguing exercise for myself!
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I really hope you'll do it. Doing some version of this made a huge difference for me. And even now, when I do a livestream or make a video, I make myself watch at least a few minutes of the replay and keep track of how I feel doing it. I then use that information to see where I need adjustments or confirm that I'm in tune with the creation of the life I want. It's really useful (and accurate) feedback.
I love an idea of weird excercises @indigoocean :)
You got my attention within a seconds.
ps. I do feel quite self-loved because I enjoy who I am. I love what I represent and I respect my values. But I do not necessarily like the way I sound.
Part of me feels like going through this exercise will only make me start to dislike myself lol
Yours
Piotr
Nah... You're are a great guy and and many times what we don't like about us is what attracts others
LOL, you know at first it can seem like it makes you feel worse about yourself. But really it just exposes how you secretly feel about aspects of yourself. It's work to change that sometimes, but it's important work. Ultimately, we run empty if we are always giving without having that self-love energy to keep refilling us.
dear @indigoocean
You're absolutely right. And it's not even how I secretly feel about this aspect (my own voice). I know it openly :D
Luckily as long as I do not record myself, I do not have to be concerned :P
on a serious note: I understand idea of this excercise. You're doing great job here on Steemit. Keep it up.
Yours
Piotr
LOL!
I had never really heard that kind of exercise before. I would be embarrassed to do it. I guess we must first overcome the fear of the camera hahaha. Probably take enough courage to do it.
Great post
It really does take courage! The first times I had to livestream I actually turned the camera away from myself so that all people could see was trees. Eventually I became braver and turned the camera toward myself, but then I would cringe as I watched the replay. But I needed to do that to keep improving. And surprise, I've discovered that it now comes more easily to me to be supportive of myself, and as I do that I also seem to have life work in my favor more easily too.
Please give it a try!
I don't even like to take pictures of myself
I will try it eventually
I am camera conscious, and what I see in camera.. unfortunately I don't like
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Just remember that you are the only one who ever needs to see this. You can even delete it after the 3 days.
But if you genuinely feel dislike when you see yourself, even if no one else is there to form an opinion or be affected in any way, that's important information on how you feel about yourself, not just how you appear on camera. Can you practice retraining yourself to feel love while looking at what may feel uncomfortable at first? Is it worth it to try?
Two great exercises.
In order to really show truelove to others, and feel love, one must first love thyself.
@janie posted this 9 days ago, and boy the idea she presented, though simple, is worth its weight in gold.
Here is the link to the post.
https://steemit.com/steemitbloggers/@jaynie/jaynie-1544773801731-positive-friday-vibes
Here is her message.
"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."
As with your your methods, very simple exercise to improve self esteem.
Yes, I would agree wholeheartedly. The most important freedom is the ability to control one's own mind, and with it one's emotions. This creates our experience of life, and what is our life other than how we interpret the experience?
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