

Understanding that we can�t love another without first loving ourselves is the foundation of any healthy relationship. Self-love is to value, honor and respect one�s being, i.e. body, mind and spirit with full awareness of one�s own inherent worth. This concept of self-love is grounded on the premise that we must accept and love ourselves without conditions. This kind of love expresses a quality of spirit, allowing us to embrace our shortcomings and doubts by acknowledging our individual strengths and what some call weaknesses but what I prefer to call areas for potential growth, without judgment.
Self-esteem is about demonstrating positive regard for ourselves, regardless of our physical and emotional attributes. Whether we are beautiful or plain, brilliant or average, personable or introverted, healthy or ill, we need to regard ourselves in a positive light. Our strengths and our areas for growth, along with our gifts and our imperfections, all complete the symphony of who we are � a special human being.
Self-love is being our best friend through all the difficulties in life, not when everything is going well. Because we crave the kind of nurturing love we expect a parent to have for a child and many of us never received this as children, we now need to parent ourselves, to be loving, nurturing and accepting especially during difficult times. As we begin to parent ourselves, we will feel safe and the barriers between ourselves and others will diminish.
Most of us felt and still feel that we have to earn love and that we are only lovable if we meet certain standards.
Loving ourselves means striving for excellence on the path to becoming the best possible me. It is knowing that within realistic limits, we can accomplish anything.
Consider the mistakes we make each day. Many of us feel that we are damaged or unworthy if we can�t do or accomplish some specific task.
We can�t fully love ourselves because we don�t understand what making a mistake actually means. When we make a mistake, we know what to do, we just don�t know how to do it. To avoid a mistake, we must simply learn new skills, not beat ourselves up. Making a mistake is not a no-win situation. It is an opportunity to learn appropriate actions to achieve success.
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