Ever wondered how to truly embrace the art of self-love, not just on Valentine’s Day, but every single day? That's exactly what we're unpacking on the Cameo Show, because let's face it, Justin Bieber may have been onto something when he crooned about loving yourself. In a world where we're constantly pouring into others, I'm here to guide you through the transformative journey of filling your own cup first. Listen in as we discuss five actionable strategies to shower ourselves with the love we so readily give to others, and how these practices can shift your daily life towards a more joyful and fulfilling path. It's time to redefine Valentine's Day – and every day – as an opportunity for self-love, so tune in and let's start this journey together.
Ever wondered how to truly embrace the art of self-love, not just on Valentine’s Day, but every single day? That's exactly what we're unpacking on the Cameo Show, because let's face it, Justin Bieber may have been onto something when he crooned about loving yourself. In a world where we're constantly pouring into others, I'm here to guide you through the transformative journey of filling your own cup first. Listen in as we discuss five actionable strategies to shower ourselves with the love we so readily give to others, and how these practices can shift your daily life towards a more joyful and fulfilling path. It's time to redefine Valentine's Day – and every day – as an opportunity for self-love, so tune in and let's start this journey together.
Hello and welcome to the Cameo Show. I'm your host, cameo, and today is Valentine's Day 2024. And we are gonna talk about love, but whether you're married, you're in a relationship, you're single. We're not talking about loving anybody else. We're talking about loving ourselves today and every day. And I'm gonna give you five ways you can do that, because Justin Bieber had it right. Y'all. He said baby, you should go and love yourself, and that's what we're gonna do.
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The first one is seemingly the most obvious and it is treat yourself. Treat yourself guilt-free. So, whether you wanna take a spa day or you want to buy something that you've been wanting, or you wanna take yourself to lunch, treat yourself because you deserve it. You deserve it today, on Valentine's Day. You deserve it other days as well.
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I think as moms, as women sorry, men, you too we often feel like we can't take time or resources, money for ourselves, because we should always be thinking of everyone else first. We should always be thinking how can I take my spouse to lunch? What can I get for my kids for a treat? Treat yourself and do it today, for Valentine's Day, but do it often. It doesn't have to be anything elaborate, but you deserve to feel good about what you give to yourself, not just everyone else.
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Number two practice gratitude. Take some time to say I appreciate myself, I love myself for all the things that I've accomplished, all the things that I've been through. Write down things about yourself that you love and that you're grateful for. We often, yet again, write down a gratitude list for all the things and people that we're grateful for and all the opportunities that we've had, and that's great and we should do that too. But when's the last time you were on that list and, more specifically, when's the last time that list was all about you? So give yourself a little bit of gratitude.
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Number three connect with nature. So, whether that means going for a hike, going to the beach, going for a walk in the park, sitting outside and enjoying a cup of coffee, nature has a way of rejuvenating our souls and reminding us of the beauty around us. I know I feel so good if I can just get outside and get some fresh air, if I'm walking the dog or if I'm walking myself. So today, make it a point to get outside to get some sunlight, even if it's cold where you are. Get some fresh air and spend 10 minutes, if you can, just connecting with nature. If you're somewhere warm, I recommend take your shoes off and put your feet in the grass, in the dirt, in the sand, in the water, whatever. Connect with the source of the energy of the earth. It feels so good and it's so good for you. Love yourself. Number four this is a big one, I like this one Practice forgiveness for yourself.
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Reflect, think of any thoughts or negative feelings that you might be holding onto about yourself. We all have them, like we all have these things that we are hanging on to from our past that we are afraid to let go of and afraid to forgive ourselves for. I don't know why. Maybe it's because we don't want to make the same mistake again. Maybe it's because what we did we think was unforgivable. But here's the deal you are allowed to practice self-forgiveness and let go of your self-judgment and criticism. You are a human deserving of forgiveness, and that also comes not just from people outside of you to forgive you if you've done something to them, but to yourself. Sometimes it's just forgiving ourselves for not knowing better, because you don't do better until you know better, and sometimes you're doing the best you can, and forgiving ourselves for not knowing what we didn't know is a huge part of moving forward and giving ourselves some love. So reflect today, that moment when you're doing your gratitude list. Use that as a moment to reflect on some of the things that you've been through that maybe you're holding on to and not forgiving yourself, for you deserve that.
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And number five set some damn boundaries for yourself. That is the number one way, in my opinion even though it's five on the list that you can show yourself some love. Loving yourself means respecting your own needs and taking the time to identify what those are in your relationships, in your career and with yourself, and be able to communicate those boundaries effectively. One of my boundaries and forgive my language is to stop giving a fuck what people think so much, because I am the only one getting in my way by doing that. Most of the time, the people I'm worried about thinking something about me aren't even thinking about me at all. So set some boundaries with yourself and everyone else around you. Get that list out, that gratitude list and that forgiveness list. Write down those boundaries right there on that list.
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And that is the number one way, like I said in my opinion, that you can show yourself some love, because you deserve to be appreciated and respected in the way that you want to be and in the way that you feel you should be, and you deserve it. All of these things on this list. I keep saying you deserve it. Sometimes we feel like we're not deserving of the things that we want or that we need, and that is just not true. So again, love yourself today. Five ways to love yourself this Valentine's Day. You can love everybody else too. I'm not saying don't love anybody else on Valentine's Day or don't have a Valentine. I'm just saying make sure that you keep yourself a priority as well. So have a good Valentine's Day. Y'all Celebrate XO, xo, hearts, hugs and kisses. Eat some chocolate, guilt-free, or whatever your favorite Valentine's candy is. Go buy yourself some flowers. I can buy myself flowers. Now. We're doing Miley Cyrus, woo. Y'all treat yourself. Practice gratitude, connect with nature, reflect and forgive yourself, and set some damn boundaries this Valentine's Day.