Unesa. ac.id, SURABAYA—There are many positive activities that can be done while waiting for the sun to set or break the fast during the fasting month, one of which can be holding Ngabuburit Bareng Genzi as organized by the Directorate of Prevention and Handling of Strategic Issues (PPIS) at State University Surabaya (UNESA).
The activity which took place at the Rectorate, Campus 2 Lidah Wetan, Surabaya, on March 14 2024 carried the theme "Self Love: You Are Amazing." By presenting resource persons Qurrota A'yuni Fitriana, M.Psi., psychologist, and Dr. Mufarrihul Hazin, M.Pd., lecturer in religion.
On that occasion, Qurrota A'yuni Fitriana conveyed the phenomenon of self-love which is widely heard from the younger generation. According to him, self love is an effort to accept and love oneself whatever the conditions.
Every person definitely has strengths and weaknesses. During this time, it could be that many people only focus on their shortcomings and failures, even though there are many other aspects of their lives that have advantages.
"Because they focus too much on their shortcomings, many people seem unable to accept themselves. This is not healthy "It's best to be able to see your strengths and accept yourself," he said.
From a psychological perspective, self-love requires a process that starts with changing your mindset, slowly accepting yourself, which refers to the process of self-evaluation.
Then, what about the Islamic perspective? According to Mufarrihul Hazin, loving yourself is part of the recommendation. Self love has a spiritual side where whoever does not know himself cannot know God.
He shares the steps in bringing out self-love within yourself. First, self-awareness, awareness of oneself by means of self-muhasabah in order to find out the competence that exists within oneself.
Second, self-confidence or self-confidence. After finding these two things, a person tends to be at the peak of happiness and does not easily compare his achievements with other people.
Regarding how to think positively about yourself, Qurrota A'yuni Fitriana recommends doing affirmations, namely giving words which is a positive suggestion for yourself. For example, "I am capable, I can, I am great, and I can do it".
At the end of their presentation, the two speakers invited young people to really be able to interpret and love themselves constructively.< /p>
In the momentum of the month of Ramadan, there are many things you can do as part of self-love, such as increasing your worship, building relationships, giving thanks a lot, sharing (takjil), and other positive activities. Apart from that, you can also give yourself rewards for what you have done and achieved. []
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