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How to be good to yourself and to others?

Profile: calmingSalamander18
calmingSalamander18 on Jun 7, 2018
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It's important to always be kind to others, and generally we all know when we are being good to others. There's a little voice in the back of your head that tells you when you're doing something right or wrong. The thing that a lot of people forget to do is treat themselves how you treat others. If you look at yourself in the mirror, don't tell yourself that you look ugly. Would you say that to someone else? No. You deserve the same amount of respect and dignity that you give to other people. Just ask yourself: would I be friends with myself with the way I talk to myself? If not, then you need to change the way you think of yourself: you are incredible and you should respect that.
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Anonymous on Jun 7, 2020
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Being good to yourself is not selfishness and you can be good to others only when you are good to yourself. You can be good to yourself by stop blaming yourself for everything, making yourself a priority, taking a stand for yourself, doing what you love and many more. You can be good to others by respecting them and their privacy. Talking politely to them because we don't know what they are currently going through. By actively listening to them and making them feel like they are heard. By being empathetic towards them and being more inclusive and amiable. :)
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Anonymous on Aug 29, 2018
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Its a good question, cause being good to our own self and to others is important to lead a happyt life. TO BE GOOD TO YOURSELF- you have to initially love yourself, take care of yourself, motivate yourself always whether the time is good or bad. Tell yourself to do hardwork so that you will strive unbound in your future. Be good to you, find your hobbies and just embrace your qualities . Tell yourself about the mistakes you have done and your faults, yet do not self harm, rather teach yourself to learn from the mistakes so that in future you will not face those mistakes ever. TO BE GOOD TO OTHERS- Care for the people who need love, affection and help. Stand for people who want support in emotional states. Do the amount of help that you can do, either mental support or if possible then to some extent financially too. When you are good to yourself, you will create positive vibes around yourself, and have good days, this will help others to get motivated as well, when they will see your success because you initially loved yourself and loved others as well. So be good to yourself and also to others, and lead your life in the best way ever.
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Great questions! It is definitely one that each individual will answer differently. One thing for sure, is that it is extremely important to be good to yourself. Self-care is one example of taking care of yourself. Making sure you're mentally healthy is something that everyone needs to prioritize more. Being good towards others is also crucial. We need to treat all of those around us with kindness and respect. We are all human and each and every one of us deserves to be treated with dignity no matter what. To be good to others is to make sure that you are treating those around you in a way that you would want to be treated.
Profile: PeacefulFlute74
PeacefulFlute74 on Jun 22, 2016
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I think you have to have compassion and empathy for yourself first. When you develop that, you are able to feel compassion and empathy for others. And if you have that, being good to yourself and others comes naturally.
Profile: Greatlistener87
Greatlistener87 on Jun 23, 2016
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Treat yourself with respect, love and affection as you would to others. How you would want someone to treat you is how u should treat some1.
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Anonymous on Feb 28, 2018
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Treat yourself with respect, give time for you, forgive yourself, allow yourself to make mistakes, always know tomorrow is a new day. Treat others the way you want to be treated....and remember every single person has a story. And if someone isn't being kind...it may be because they have something very serious happening in their story...so be a little more gentle and kind.
Profile: BunnieLuv
BunnieLuv on May 6, 2018
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I can be good to others by doing simple nice things. Saying good morning and hello to loved ones and friends, giving smiles to strangers, helping old people cross the street, offering a cold drink to someone who has been under the sun are some of the examples you can do to others. Being good to yourself, on the other hand, is like treating yourself as a good friend of yours. Practice self-care and try to avoid toxicity... It does wonders! *bunnie beleafs in you*
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caringdreamer94 on Jun 21, 2018
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To know that you are worthy of good things. To know that you deserve good things. By acknowledging the good in your life, you will find ways of extending that same spirit to others. Basically if you are to be kind or good-natured to others, you have to begin with yourself.
Profile: niceMonkey80
niceMonkey80 on Sep 8, 2018
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how to be good for yourself? self care. look after your health and emotions. set time aside to relax, maybe bath, use face masks, watch a movie. be active, do exercise, eat healthily but also don’t feel pressured to exercise every day or eat healthily all the time. be your own personally hype girl. treat yourself like you’d treat your friends, compliment yourself, hype yourself up - treat yourself like a queen. how to be good to other? treat them like you’d want to be treated. be kind, try not to be mean or rude or short-tempered and, if you are, own up to it and apologise. just be the best you that you can be:)
Profile: Panda4202
Panda4202 on Dec 4, 2019
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I believe it starts internally, start by loving yourself first. Understand it is human, it makes mistakes and that's okay. Forgive it. That's step 1. As for others, always remember each person has their own secret battle they're fighting, they might be going through a rough time or having a bad day and at times just giving a smile, saying goodmorning, sharing a chocolate bar or asking if they're okay can make everything better. If you keep that in mind, i believe being good to others will come out naturally. Everyone makes mistakes, its our privilege as humans to be allowed to be mistaken, to fall down and then get back up with a new kind of strength and knowledge. Spread love and forgive.
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Snowball101 on Jun 6, 2020
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Hello! I hope you’re doing well. I think, I’m order to be good to other you have to be good to yourself. You can try self-care. Like having a day just doing what makes you happy. And as time goes by, you can manage it through time. Like taking at least 15 mins a day to look after yourself. Then you can try doing things for people that you would expect in return from them. Perhaps kind gestures like holding the door, saying they look lovely today, or even tell them that you’re here for them. I hope I helped you! Thank you for your time 😊
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bubblingKermit2504 on Jul 3, 2020
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In order to be good to others, we first must understand what it means to be good to ourselves. In order to be good to yourself, make sure that you allow yourself to forgive yourself. If you make a mistake, allow yourself to learn from that mistake and try not to dwell on it. If you realize that you've grown in an area, appreciate and acknowledge that growth. If you feel an emotion, allow yourself to feel that emotion before figuring out how to react or respond to it. To be good to others, consider how you'd want to be treated. Consider the emotions that the other person has and try to empathize.
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Anonymous on Jun 26, 2016
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Practice self-care and try finding new ways to find positivity in the world around you - one great way to spread the love is to do some random acts of kindness
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Anonymous on Jul 1, 2016
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Treating yourself once in awhile learning to care more for yourself then others. But not to stop caring for others but too care more for yourself as one.
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Anonymous on Jul 9, 2016
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know yourself , love yourself and than give treats to yourself each and every moment :) the only person who can love you the most is you
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Remina on Jul 10, 2016
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You be nice to yourself and others. You respect yourself and others. You form boundaries and have people respect it. You respect other peoples boundaries.
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Askath on Jul 13, 2016
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You need to find something for yourself what you love, something you really get into and to be proud of yourself. Start loving yourself by telling you nice things to yourself and then move on to others. Encounter others with a smile. Show others that you like them.
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Anonymous on Jul 15, 2016
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Treat them with respect, and show them honesty. Be comforting and gentle, and hold fast when they need you.
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NumberEleven on Jul 15, 2016
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Compliment yourself, and praise yourself for all the achievements that you do. Even the small ones, and especially the ones that others can't see. When you learn to be more accepting of yourself, it shows through your actions and people are more willing to allow you to reach out to them, so helping yourself is an indirect way of helping them.
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