Saying to yourself, “I approve of myself,” is not about being self-centred. It’s about choosing to be on your own side.

Most of us learned how to self-correct. How to push harder. How to improve.

But very few of us were taught how to accept ourselves while we’re becoming — while we’re creating, making mistakes, learning, and growing.

And that’s why this simple sentence matters more than it seems.

1. Your inner critic softens

When you say “I approve of myself,” you stop fighting yourself so much.

You stop arguing with your own thoughts.
You stop turning every feeling into a problem to fix.

Something inside you relaxes.

You start feeling safer in your own mind.

2. You stop looking for permission

Approval slowly stops being something you chase from others.

You don’t need as much reassurance.
You don’t need everyone to agree with you first.

Approval becomes a permission you give yourself, instead of something you wait for.

And that’s quietly powerful.

3. Your choices become clearer

The question shifts.

From:
“Will they approve?”

To:
“Is this right for me?”

You begin trusting your inner yes and your inner no.
You start honouring your pace, your timing, your way.

Life feels less confusing when you stop outsourcing your decisions.

4. Your self-worth stabilises

Opinions don’t bother you as much.
Comparison loses its grip.

You’re no longer constantly measuring yourself against others.

You stand in your own power — and there is real peace in that.

Not because life is perfect.
But because you stop worrying every time something external changes.

5. You become easier to love

Not because you changed who you are. But because you stopped fighting yourself.

When we accept ourselves, we find it easier to open up and connect with others. People always feel that.

Try it today

Say it — even if it feels awkward at first:

“I approve of myself.”

Not because everything is perfect.

But because you deserve to be loved
by the person you spend your whole life with:

YOU.

When we say this for a while, something interesting happens:

• We start accepting our pace and timing in life
  

• We trust that what’s happening is part of something bigger
  

• We enjoy our quirks more
  

• We create with less fear
  

• We love with more openness
  
  

Words have power. Use them to uplift yourself.

Do what brings you joy every day. Don’t forget, don’t put it on hold because life is busy.

Spend time with people who make you feel good.

You've got this! 👑

Keep shining and keep smiling ✨️✨️

Have a super powerful day 🏆

Natalie O'Rourke 💞