Loving Others Is Easy When You Love and Accept Yourself

Loving others is easy when you love and accept yourself. - Louise Hay

So often, we give so completely of ourselves to others 

that we neglect to take care of our own needs. 

Sometimes, we neglect our physical needs - to stay 

active, to get enough rest, to take time for ourselves. 

Yet, we are equally as likely to neglect our emotional 

and spiritual needs. Maybe we fill our heads with 

negative self-talk about how we will never be smart 

enough, thin enough, happy enough, creative 

enough... the list could go on and on. Or maybe we 

forget to take time out each day to meditate, or pray, 

or practice yoga, or do whatever it is we need to do in 

order to center and calm ourselves. 


When we don't take care of ourselves, we eventually 


reach a breaking point where our ability to take care of 


others starts to fall apart. Sometimes, it takes us 


getting to that point before we decide to make a 


change in our own lives. 




Our challenge to you - and to each other - today is to 


take some time out to take care of YOU. Maybe it's 


giving yourself ten minutes to take a quiet walk 


around the block, or choosing to fill your plate with 


mostly fresh vegetables tonight, or starting a gratitude 


journal to give yourself the time and space to 


remember all that is good in your life. 




What will YOU do to take care of yourself today and in 


the days ahead? We'd love to hear your thoughts in 


the comments section below.