Self Love Day

Ladies and gents, every year, before it’s time to lavish that significant other in your life with all sorts of love, there is a day set aside to first step back and prepare by focusing as much attention on yourself.

Yes, you deserve every bit as much of your love as does the object of your affections. And this is the concept behind Self Love Day, held annually on the day before Valentine’s Day.

How to Celebrate Self Love Day

Considering some different ways that you might want to enjoy and celebrate on Self Love Day? Check out some of these interesting ideas:

Fall Madly In Love With Yourself

One of the best ways to celebrate Self Love Day is to begin practicing habits that will help you become the best version of you, for you (and not to please someone else). Take some time especially on this day to practice some self-love and set aside time to do some of the things that you really love to do.

Even if it’s just a 30 minute bubble bath with headphones and a favorite novel to block out the world for a little while, or if it’s heading to the spa for an entire day of pampering. The point is that you take just a little bit of “me” time.

Read the Book by Christine Arylo

One superb way to get on board with observing this day might be to read the book that inspired it all. Namely, Madly In Love With ME: The Daring Adventure To Becoming Your Own Best Friend, which was written by the founder of the day, Christine Arylo.

This book provides a variety of reasons why it is necessary to love yourself before you can love others, and here are some of the highlights of the book:

• Go for your dreams with conviction and courage.
• Choose the situations and relationships that you find are the most encouraging and make you the happiest.
• Shower yourself with loving words rather than criticism or comparison.
• Discover and explore your deepest desires and thoughts and then learn how to act on them and make them happen.

Check Out More Self Love Resources

Those who aren’t accustomed to such types of self-love should certainly not shy away from it on Self Love Day! Even if it feels uncomfortable or like a new practice, it’s something that can be learned and it’s a super way to grow.

One particularly resource that is effective for learning how to practice self-love might be the website attached to the day, called The Path of Self Love. This page offers a number of different resources including access to self-love workshops, training, books, coaching, assessments and so much more.

There’s even a free Self Love Kit that can be accessed through the website. So especially on Self Love Day, and on other days too, be sure to prioritize and practice times of taking care of yourself to make a happier, healthier and more whole you! 

History of Self Love Day

Self Love Day was founded in 2008 by Californian self-help guru Christine Arylo, author of the book, Madly In Love With ME: The Daring Adventure To Becoming Your Own Best Friend.

The philosophy is that to truly be able to show love to others, a person must first be empowered to love herself without apology. And while the book may be specifically geared toward women, there’s certainly no reason to discriminate because this concept can apply to all humans!

Also sometimes referred to as Madly in Love with Me Day, this day offers a time that is dedicated to throwing away those diet books, treating yourself to your favorite lunch in the company of people you know love and making a habit of respecting yourself just as you are today – and every day.