Fall in Love with Yourself First

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Before you give your heart to someone else, learn to love yourself first. Even if you don’t know what that means, you can begin wherever you are by writing a list of your ten top qualities. Better still; ask someone who knows you really well to tell you what they like most about you. This quote sums it all up.

Wouldn’t it be powerful if you fell in love with yourself so deeply that you would do just about anything if you knew it would make you happy? This is precisely how much life loves you and wants you to nurture yourself. The deeper you love yourself, the more the universe will affirm your worth. Then you can enjoy a lifelong love affair that brings you the richest fulfillment from inside out. ~ Alan Cohen

I wanted to attract a partner who would truly honor, love and respect me. In order to do that, I had to do some serious inner work on self love. I needed to value and appreciate myself more and that took time. During the process, I also made a list of the qualities I wanted to find in my mate. My list included he must love animals, be a good listener, be kind, compassionate and always support my dreams.

Today I am grateful to have an incredibly loving and supportive husband but that’s not all I need. I must continually reinforce the process of loving myself, by selecting friends capable of recognizing my worth who feel good enough about themselves to be able to bring out the best in both of us. All my relationships are important to me because my husband and my friends form a mutual admiration society.

Sometimes it’s hard to see your best qualities. That’s why friends are so important. They can often see what you can’t for yourself and help you learn to love yourself more. When you feel good about yourself, you can do the same in return and through the process establish strong and lasting friendships.

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