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You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
– Buddha
Do you ever think that loving yourself is selfish and narcissistic? Are you afraid that others will think your priorities are all messed up? Do you shy away from taking care of yourself and spending time with yourself because you believe that taking care of others first is the better way to live life?
I think that most of us struggle with this concern, which is why I decided to dedicate this episode of Your Life Your Success to helping us realize that loving ourselves is for the best of everyone.
Here’s why:
1. Loving yourself is your right.
2. Loving yourself creates space (peace of mind) to love others.
3. Understanding yourself gives you a greater understanding of this world and humanity.
4. Loving yourself makes you kinder, happier and more balanced, which is something everyone benefits from.
5. Loving yourself makes you a great role model.
6. Loving yourself/ having respect for yourself gives you a chance to have respect/stop judging others
7. Taking care of yourself means you’re healthy and stay sane.
8. Thriving in life gives you the chance to help others thrive too.
9. Can you love others even if you don’t love yourself? I think so, yes. But I also believe that if you love yourself, you can love others so much more.
10. Remember that you are the person you’ll spend the rest of your life with, so building a relationship with that person, yourself, is only logical…
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Loved all 27:30 of it, thanks for the great message 🙂 I agree it is so important to love yourself, and no matter what stage of it that you’re starting from, it is the perfect time to start. I’ve found that it helps me a lot to remind myself not to compare myself to others, but just focus on improving from where I am right now, and know that however fast or slow I’m improving, it is my own perfect pace. Personally, one of my ultimate goals is to get to a point where my real source of happiness is completely from within myself, because that won’t ever change. If I base my happiness on others, or on how I look or how good of shape I’m in, that is ever-changing and setting myself up for failure, but if I base my happiness on who I am as a person, acting in a way that I’m proud of, and trying hard to continually look for more things to love about myself, it makes me feel so much better.
All of the 10 reasons in your podcast were really great, thanks again for sharing!
I love the way you put that, Paul. Being your own source of happiness is, I think, the best way to live a full, happy and peaceful life. Many will tell you that it’s the ultimate definition of being a narcissist, but I beg to differ. Like you, I believe that if we can find completeness within our own self and act from that source of strength and love, we’ll not only grow continually, but we’ll also be a better person and with that, a person that enriches this world.