i agree. but what is "love"? it seems like it's unconditional acceptance, giving yourself the same slack and forgiveness you give to others. love yourself the way you love a tree or a dog -- you accept yourself as such, as such a person, without the need to "change" to be accepted by yourself, without stipulation. you can respect yoursel…
i agree. but what is "love"? it seems like it's unconditional acceptance, giving yourself the same slack and forgiveness you give to others. love yourself the way you love a tree or a dog -- you accept yourself as such, as such a person, without the need to "change" to be accepted by yourself, without stipulation. you can respect yourself as an entity that you don't totally understand, you can have a curiosity about yourself as you "wait" to see what you yourself have decided to do. obviously laugh at yourself. when i was young and people said I needed to "love" myself I didn't know what that meant, I thought I was supposed to have these strong feelings for myself. instead, i think for me that "love" of myself is for the most part not thinking about myself at all, letting myself be. anyway one thing i love about myself which is annoying is that if i start watching a movie or reading a book that i know i'm going to hate, i'll finish it with lots of extra attention so that i can make fun of it later with more credibility. yes, it's an a*hole thing to do, but it cracks me up.
i agree. but what is "love"? it seems like it's unconditional acceptance, giving yourself the same slack and forgiveness you give to others. love yourself the way you love a tree or a dog -- you accept yourself as such, as such a person, without the need to "change" to be accepted by yourself, without stipulation. you can respect yourself as an entity that you don't totally understand, you can have a curiosity about yourself as you "wait" to see what you yourself have decided to do. obviously laugh at yourself. when i was young and people said I needed to "love" myself I didn't know what that meant, I thought I was supposed to have these strong feelings for myself. instead, i think for me that "love" of myself is for the most part not thinking about myself at all, letting myself be. anyway one thing i love about myself which is annoying is that if i start watching a movie or reading a book that i know i'm going to hate, i'll finish it with lots of extra attention so that i can make fun of it later with more credibility. yes, it's an a*hole thing to do, but it cracks me up.