The Path to liking yourself more

I read an article in the New York Times “How to Like Yourself More” by Melissa Kirsh. I’m citing it because it resonated so completely. The author wants to be a person with practices, especially nourishing ones like yoga, mindfulness, or gratitude practices. Yet she hesitates to declare she has adopted a practice because she is not sure she will stick with it. The good news is that she found one practice that has become a habit.

I too, want to be a person with practices that I actually stick with for an extended period of time if not forever (Is forever even possible?). My average for any practice is 2-3 months. This is true for all sorts of practices that I hope will become a habit - healthy eating, exercising, journaling, meditating, or keeping a gratitude list are all examples.

I used to think I would go back to whatever I stopped doing but I rarely do. The gratitude list is one exception. I have gone back to this practice more than once and will continue to do so. It could be because it has a high time commitment/benefit ratio and it truly makes a difference in how I view my world.

Other practices like healthy eating or…