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Why Should We Love Ourselves For Ourselves?
Because we are all worthy of love — especially from ourselves.
Self-love can be majorly challenging.
For a long time, I didn’t much like myself — let alone love myself. I believed that I was not such a great person, unworthy and undeserving of being loved — let alone loving.
There were some messy relationships in my past. During my 20s and 30s, I made numerous choices that were not so great. I was particularly bad at commitment.
There is nobody to blame for this — even myself. I was just unprepared for what a real relationship should be. And that started with my lack of love for myself.
Why did I think I was unlovable? And why should we love ourselves for ourselves?
Because everything that we think, feel, intend, and do starts inside of ourselves. There is nobody else inside my head, heart, or soul but me. Likewise, there’s nobody inside your head, heart, or soul but you.
That’s why love starts from within — no matter what the fairytales say. When we do not have it for ourselves — it’s difficult at best to share it with anyone else.
No, this is not the typical self-love saves all discussion. But when it comes to our overall health, wellness, and…
