How to Love Others

Love you the way you desire to be loved. Don’t expect others to love you or meet your needs. Love the image in the mirror. Become your own best friend. Thank yourself. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself,” said Leo Tolstoy. Know today that you are special. You are unique. You are enough. You are amazing. You are you and that’s all you need to be.

Kindness to self, before others, is how you will change the world. It’s also how you show everyone else how to do unto you. Self-care must come first. This isn’t selfish. Self-love honors your Creator.

It’s selfish not to love yourself. You are full of pride and (believe it or not) selfish when you don’t take care of self. You are selfish when you are overweight, unhealthy, or a grump because you take the best part of you away from other people. Taking care of you is like the adage we learn from the airline attendant. You know, the person we all ignore during our flights? They’re right in their instructions about how to handle life, in general. Help yourself first. Put your oxygen mask on before you try to take care of anyone else. Happiness is waiting. “I am happy because I am grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy,” said actor Will Arnett.