Start by loving yourself from "summary" of Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
I used to think that loving yourself was some kind of cop-out, a way to avoid facing the real work of trying to be a better person. It seemed indulgent, selfish even. But then I started to realize that the opposite was true. If you can't love yourself, how can you truly love anyone else? How can you be kind or generous or forgiving if you are constantly beating yourself up inside?It's not about being narcissistic or self-absorbed. It's about recognizing your own worth and treating yourself with the same compassion and understanding that you would show to a friend in need. It's about being your own best friend, your own cheerleader, your own source of strength and comfort. When you start by loving yourself, everything else falls into place. You start to see yourself as worthy of love and respect, and you stop looking for vali...
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