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This is optimal living daily episode 11 88 was the first big step toward loving yourself. By Irene Elias of self love junkie dot com.

And I'm just a molecule or personal narrator reading blogs to you mostly sometimes books anything that I think will optimize your life.

Taze post coming from Irene Elias of self love junkie. This is the first time I'm featuring her work here, but just of optimal relationships daily has narrated an article from her over there.

By the way, that show optimal relationships daily has been on pause. Just had a baby, but planning to come back this month.

So make sure you're subscribed so you get the new episodes when they come out for now. Let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

What's the first big step toward loving yourself by Irene Elias of self love junkie dot com.

By now you've heard that you need to love yourself, but how do you do that exactly and where do you start?

Because loving yourself can be overwhelming and most people don't know where or how to start.

We all have a critical voice, the voice that whispers, I'm too fat, I'm not pretty enough, I'm not good enough, I will never find love.

I'm not courageous enough to follow my dreams and on and on.

As you know, this voice doesn't make you feel good and listening to these thoughts affect your mood, behavior and the decisions you make when ultimately determines the quality of your life.

The key is to become aware of your negative thoughts and not be afraid of your critical voice.

When you resist this voice, they'll louder these negative thoughts become and the more frustrated you're going to get.

And here's the paradox, the more you love yourself and your inner critical voice, the quieter these negative thoughts will become.

You may be thinking, how so?

Well, try to look at your critical voice as a wounded child who was afraid and needs your attention.

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