Loving Ourselves is Foundational (TMF:1838)

Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Peace to Live By: Loving Ourselves is Foundational (TMF:1838) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember, in order to truly love others, to esteem them as we esteem ourselves, it is definitely true that we have to love ourselves first. If we don’t love ourselves, I mean, come on there is no way we can love and admire others, right? We have to have that foundation of love for ourselves. That’s basic psychology. This being said, the opinion and view we have of ourselves inside our minds then is the opinion and view we will have of others. If we are hurtful toward ourselves, we will be hurtful toward others. We have to realize that what we are thinking about, that love or lack of love we have in regard to ourselves, that that will manifest itself in how we treat others. If we don’t love ourselves first, how can we love our neighbors? We can’t give to others what we don’t have for ourselves.  Now, it can be the case that if we have an incorrect view of God, we may have problems understanding love, and this is a whole ‘nother issue altogether. For instance, God desires us to be merciful toward others, as he is merciful toward us.