I talk a lot about love and frequently get questions like:
How can I really love myself?
Isn’t that just being selfish? (being selfish is highly underrated by the way)
Loving myself just isn’t a natural feeling, how can I change that?
Loving yourself is one of the most important things you do for yourself
My bottom line or motto is: Everything begins with love and only the love is real. The Course in Miracle makes it very simple: love or fear and fear is just a cry for love. So it is really only love!
When you don’t love yourself you often make choices that are self-defeating and harmful. Self-respect is one of the corner stones of loving oneself. So respect yourself enough to choose love!
The easiest ways to begin loving yourself
- Make the choice to do whatever it takes to love yourself
- Forgive yourself for any ‘bad’ choices you have ever made
- List of all your positive attributes – start with at least 5 and keep adding at least 1 each day
- Look at yourself in the mirror, say “I love you” and mean it. Start by thinking of something or someone you love and then project that feeling toward yourself
- Make a list of nurturing things and do at least one a day.
- Decide to have a passionate, juicy love affair with yourself, then do just that
Love, just love. Life becomes magnificent when we learn to love everything equally and it all begins with loving yourself first.
Have any things you do to help yourself feel loved? I’d love to see them in the comment section.
Sending you lots of love,
Susan
The depth of love one gives is multiplied by his or her self love.
Very true Tim. Thanks
JUST LOVE THIS, VERY ENCOURAGING.THANKS.
Thanks Zaneta.
Thank You Susan.Love You.
I love you too! Nice to ‘see’ you here
Why fear or anger is a cry for love?
I believe only the love is real and everything else is an illusion or delusion created by our filter system (our beliefs, agreements, assumptions and attitudes). So everything is love or we are telling ourselves a story that stops us from feeling the love. Hence love or a cry for love.
Thanks for asking Mina
The one who abuse others is doing that because he/she is crying for love?
The short answer is yes and the long answer is about realizing all there is is love. When we are disconnected from the essence of who and what we are we can get angry, fearful and not even realize we are looking for love (in all the wrong places usually)
You are not this body you are the energy that gives life to your body and that energy is pure, unconditional love – it is the energy of creation, of god whatever you choose to call it. Abusive people feel that lack of connection so they are crying out for that connection, that love.
There are lots of pieces to the puzzle of understanding the concept of all there is is love or a cry for love but once we get there we find a profound sense of love and peace.
I appriciate your further explaining in such a long answer. Eventhough I still get stuck on this concept of ” love or a cry for love” I feel warm in my heart hearing your answer.
Love this so much. Thanks Susan. Love to you, always!
Love you too – miss ‘chatting’ via email