This Valentine's Day, Practice Self-Love

This weekend a teacher friend of mine shared how she's approaching the theme of Valentine's Day in her elementary school classroom: by teaching her kids ways to love themselves. She's designing activities around teaching them to be kind to themselves, to empower themselves, to practice self-compassion, to be more forgiving, and of course, to share the love.

It's a lesson that makes total sense to teach to a group of children -- so why aren't we practicing what we preach, and being kind and compassionate to ourselves at the same time?

At Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, we've come up with a few ways (even free ways!) to practice self love this Valentine's Day:

• Give yourself the gift of a staycation.
• Before the day is over, say out loud something you like about yourself.
• Set aside time for an activity that brings you joy, with no other goal.
• Catch up with an old friend.
• Give social media a rest.
• Perform a random act of kindness, and don't tell anyone.
• Buy that chocolate, or those flowers, or that spa day, just for you.
• Give yourself the gift of a Women Leading Travel & Hospitality membership.

I'd love to hear some other ways you're practicing self-love this Valentine's Day -- drop me a line at wlt@skift.com.

Cheers,