I'm Just Me Because Month & Tips to Celebrate

Since 2016, I am Just Me Because Month is celebrated every year in October. Using the hashtag, I am Just Me Because on social media can bring awareness of everyone's individuality and uniqueness. It also helps to bring acceptance, respect, and a better understanding of every individual's qualities. Write down I am Just Me Because in your journal to help you practice self-appreciation, self-acceptance, and for developing your self-confidence. Find your self-worth and ignore bad comments. 

I Am Just Me Because is a movement to help you celebrate yourself with joy, authenticity, and by learning from others. Find a place where you can volunteer and spread positivity to others. Participate in a volunteer program to help others, to help animals, or for cleaning beaches. By volunteering you can get to know yourself and can find joy in what you do. However know your boundaries and your limits when it comes to volunteering your time. 

Sometimes volunteering for too many organizations can make you have burn-out. Practice self-improvement, self-discovery, and self-knowledge to make you develop your skills. Use journal prompts, positive affirmations, or write down what makes you be unique in a list. Make a picture frame that expresses yourself and your style. Make a board, a poster, or a t-shirt with one word that describes yourself.  

Strive to have a positive self-image, self-confidence, self-esteem, and love yourself. Practice self-compassion, self-control, self-forgiveness, and self-care. Learn to be humble and welcome others. Be true to yourself, be grateful, and make compliments to yourself. Do not feel defeated and a failure. 

Do not  listen to your bad comments from your self-talk. Learn how to speak to yourself with confidence, kindness, and with self-love. Make a bracelet with one word that describes yourself. Take a quiz about your inner spirit animal or find your animal that depicts your inner strength. Once you know your spirit animal of inner strength, remember to adapt and to recover like your spirit animal. 

Get to know yourself and let yourself to be happy. Do not let anyone to take away your happiness because of their bad moods, bad attitudes, or their constant negativity. Also, avoid controlling, manipulative, and distrustful individuals who cause more harm to your mental wellness. Although it is impossible to avoid negativity, practicing self-care, positivity, and self-kindness can permit you to accept yourself. Nonetheless,  I Am Just Me Because movement is about accepting, welcoming diversity, and respect everyone's uniqueness. 

It is a month to celebrate and not to do stereotypes or biases. Wear your spirit animal in the form of a necklace, bracelet, or painted on a t-shirt. Learn to practice self-awareness,  self-discipline,  and self-responsibility this month. Create an I am just me because dance or exercise routine to feel motivated. Here is a short list of items to celebrate yourself for I Am Just Me Because Month: 

1. Make a tea ritual to help you celebrate yourself with joy.

2. Prevent having a bad mood because someone else was in a bad mood. 

3. Cheer yourself by giving an applause or saying a cheerful jingle to yourself.  

4. Be kind to yourself and do acts of kindness for your neighbors. 

5. Listen to yourself and strive to be genuine. 

6. Prepare your clothing wardrobe ahead of time and love your sense of style. 

7. Be persistent, be personal, and polite with yourself. 

8. Take care of your body with kindness. 

9. Be patient, be proud, and find inspiration to celebrate yourself. 

10. Write I am phrases for positive affirmations, phrases, or for understanding yourself. 

Dedicating time for oneself is necessary. Do not compare yourself with your siblings, cousins, or with anyone. Remember not to overcomplicate your job duties, family duties, and other tasks. Follow your intuition, be simplistic, accept your mistakes, and never quit. Here are resources for I Am Just Me Because Month.  

Self-Celebration-10 Ideas to Celebrate Yourself (For Women):

Self-Celebration-10 Ideas to Celebrate Yourself (For Women)

What Animal am I Quiz: 

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=what-animal-am-i-quiz_1

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