101 ways to have True Love in Your Life (Part 3, Final)
A page in the diary "Accept, Adapt and Appreciate: How?"
Written by nw4m Jun 23 2008 01:14 AM
Practice Loving Yourself
If you have trouble loving yourself, imagine that everyone in the world is a hungry soul whose life has been imperfect.
Like you, they had imperfect parents. Like you, tragedies and difficulties befell them.
If you could hear each person's story, you would probably be moved to tears and want to reach out and embrace that person.
You would want to tell them that in spite of everything they've gone through, they have great value.
You might also want to thank them for having the courage to move from where they came from to where they are now, expressing your admiration of their goodness and beauty and uniqueness.
You would want to tell them that, indeed, certainly, in the eyes of God (nw4m: can be from any religion) and also in your eyes, there isn't any question that they deserve to be loved.
Imagine that all these beautiful souls are standing before you, waiting for your blessing.
When you look in your heart and ask yourself whether or not you can unabashedly give it, your heart spills over with generosity and laughter and love.
You can't imagine anything easier or more natural than loving each person for exactly who he or she is.
Now take a step towards loving yourself by imagining yourself at the head of the line of all these souls who are asking for your blessing, waiting for your approval, and see if you can't embrace yourself with the quiet heartfelt conviction of knowing that you're alright - that you're perfect - just as you are.
As you do this , you will begin to feel deeply, in your own heart, the quiet, steadying gift of your own intelligent love.
Loving yourself means that just as you're willing to rush to the aid of anyone else, you will rush to your own aid; you will come to your own rescue.
You will acknowledge your talents, you will remember your own value, and you will know every minute that you deserve to live.
Come on, take the first step towards loving yourself!
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nw4m: Do you have any person in your life, right now (or even in the past), that you know for sure, or at least to some extent, loves you for exactly who you are?
If you are, you are a fortunate person. Some find this kind of love in their parents, some find it in their friends. Some have the rare fortune and bliss of having such love from both family and friends.
If your parents are no longer with you, do not fear that you will no longer be loved by anyone for exactly who you are.
Why?
Cos you are your best friend, your best teacher, and your best parent.
To those who truly understand and live their lives practising the above statement of truth, will never for a single moment, a single split-second, experience or feel discontented, unloved or unwanted, ever again. Cos you will by then be able to love yourself and any fellow living being unconditionally and equally.
May I and all others who are forlorn, neglected, betrayed or abandoned, soon realise the above truth one day and may we all be truly happy and peaceful till the end and thereafter.
So be it. Let it become true one day... ^_^