Love

"I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line."
Lucille Ball

Do you love yourself first. Chances are you've been told that to love yourself first is just being selfish. We are told that we must always give to others first. We are told that giving is better than receiving. But the idea that giving is better than receiving is ridiculous because whenever someone gives, someone else has to receive. They are two sides of the same coin. And if you don't want to receive, you deprive someone else of the pleasure of giving.

When you love yourself first, you automatically love others because deep down we know that we are all connected. Those people who are always complaining about the faults of others really don't like themselves either. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more you will love and appreciate others. And this will lead to them wanting to give to you.

It's not always about you loving others and giving to them. You must love yourself first. If you don't, what are you going to give to others? You will feel like you have nothing valuable to offer them so you won't be motivated to offer yourself. And when that happens everyone loses. You never get to feel good about contributing to the world, and others never get to feel good about receiving those contributions. Everyone has something to offer. But unless they love and value themselves, they won't know that.

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