Self Love Practice: Have You Tried Dating Yourself?

A great self-love practice is dating yourself. Yes, taking yourself out on a date and doing something that is fun, something that you always wanted to do but never can find people to do it with. Learning how to enjoy your own company and actually have fun with yourself can make your life way more enjoyable. And you can become a more interesting person, too. Ready to give it a try?
This track was recorded outdoors and contains ambient sounds

Transcript

Hi beautiful people, Hope you're having a great day. Today I feel inspired to talk about dating yourself. Does it feel weird? Yeah, Today I'm here snowboarding. This is my third time snowboarding and I almost didn't come because I came with my wife the first two times. And I was just thinking, Well I don't want to go alone. It's going to be boring. Going alone is kind of selfish, Lonely. So those are the things that I always feel when I try to date myself so many times, Right? And it's getting better but it's kind of difficult to date yourself. It's kind of difficult to go by yourself to do something that you want to do. That's why I'm inviting you today to date yourself. Just go on a date with yourself and try to do something that you always wanted to do. And that you couldn't find people to do it with or maybe the time didn't work. Or maybe it's just there is something that you could do it but you chose not to do it because you were alone. I invite you to do that because it's really important. So many times we don't even know what is it that we like because we don't allow ourselves the time to discover it. So we don't allow ourselves the time to discover what is it that we love, Right? And this is self-care guys. It's really, Really important. Your mental health, Your wellness is at stake here. If you don't do these things, You're going to be stressed. Life is going to be too serious. You're not going to have fun. And then why are we here for? To have fun. To make things better. To explore. To open up opportunities. Yes, We have to do the day-to-day work but why can't we do that a little bit faster? And free up time to do fun stuff too. And fun stuff with yourself is really powerful. And it's necessary. And when you do it, When I do it myself for example, This is what happens, Okay? So I come here. I was a little bit struggling to come. I almost decided not to come. But I pushed myself to do it. So now I'm feeling great. I'm in this mountain. Amazing views. This is just in the city. I didn't have to drive alone. It's just 15 minutes from home. So I'm very fortunate to have this accessible but it doesn't have to be snowboarding. It could be anything else. But I'm just feeling energized. I'm feeling connected. I'm in nature. I'm doing sport. I'm doing physical exercise. And I'm being with myself and then my thoughts are there and I'm reflecting about my life. I have time to see how I feel. And inspiration kicks in. When I do these things, My best ideas guys for courses, For content, For videos like this one, It shows up when I'm doing the things that I love. It shows up. They show up when I'm doing things that inspire me. And my wife always tells me and I'm like so like big headed about that. Because she always tells me, You need to go and do something fun because you are stuck. And it's so true. So many times I'm stuck at the office with my computer trying to make it work. Try to create something. Try to be creative. And it just doesn't flow. And as soon as I go and roll a blade, Play squash, Come snowboarding, Go for a walk, Read an inspiring book, Watch a show that makes me laugh. As long as I switch, Then it comes. It comes naturally to me. Boom. It comes. And then it's like I can make videos like this. I can find the energy and the inspiration to make videos like this. To create content, To create courses and to show up the way I want to show up. So that's why I'm inviting you guys, All of you, To date yourself. So please comment below. Just share a comment saying, I am going to do this with myself. Just try to do something next week. This coming week. In the next seven days. Could be as simple as I'm going to go to do that activity with myself. I'm going to cook myself an amazing. Try to do something different. Try to do something that is not what you normally do. Try to get out of your comfort zone or your normality, Familiarity. OK, Try to do something that is a bit different, That pushes you a little bit out of that safety, Because when it feels a little bit unsafe, A little bit uncertain, That's when there is an opportunity to discover an opportunity to like explore emotions, Explore ideas that maybe you didn't before. So I invite you to do that, Guys. Date yourself. Share in the comments what is it that you are going to do? Because I can't wait to see what you guys do with yourself. And this is not selfish. This is not boring. This is not weird. This is not unsafe. This is really good, Guys. Honestly, It is really good. So if you haven't done it yet, Please give it a try and let me know how it goes. Adios.

Reviews

Love it 😄 I will go swimming this week on my own 💦

Great reminder re the benefits of doing things with yourself! Like you, I find that my best ideas come to light when I am walking in nature.

Have a blessed day!
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Love this! I plan to date myself with a bday hike!

I have learned with living alone and also quarantine during this pandemic, to enjoy activities and hobbies with just myself. I take my morning walk with my dog and sit on a bench overlooking farmland, surrounded by beautiful mountains, and reflect on enjoying my alone time. Thank you for this reminder.

Such a unique way of presenting this & very encouraging too, thank you!💕