So if we can all agree that nothing from nothing is nothing, then we must also agree that you can't give something to someone that you haven't got for yourself.
The thing is people get confused by this, by what having love for ourselves actually means. Society thinks that it means I deserve a break today, I deserve to buy whatever I want whenever I want it; that bigger is better, that lots is good and more is almost enough. But what does all of this ‘need’ actually tell you? That you lack. That you are missing something.
So how do we get love for ourselves? We already have it. How can we tell? Do something nice for someone without them knowing it’s you. Send love on ahead, in the form of well wishes, a little prayer of comfort to the planet or the squirrel in the trees when you step out the door in the morning. That warm, uplifted, content like a hug sensation - that’s what love for yourself feels like. It’s not needing to take, demand, or extort, because when you recognize the love you carry inside and lead with love in everything you do, you have so much it shows up everywhere in your life. You have so much in fact that you can afford to give it away.
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