Best-selling author Robin Sharma drives home the importance of self-love when he says, “It is only
when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others." Some folk opine that self-love may have a narcissistic quality, but self-love is
certainly not narcissistic. It is an ongoing journey that one must embrace for all aspects of self-development. 
Defining self-love:
Self-love is the
practice of accepting, embracing, and treating your flawed self with kindness, compassion, and understanding and recognising your worth, values, and weaknesses
while nurturing and maintaining a healthy and positive relationship with yourself. When you love yourself, you
will take steps to care for yourself.
Self-love incorporates practising:
Self-acceptance—embracing and accepting the whole package that is you, which includes your uniqueness and strengths together with your imperfections
and flaws. You leave regrets behind and concentrate on building yourself up.
Self-care—You practice self-care by taking steps to improve
your physical, mental, and emotional health only when you love yourself.
Self-compassion—treating yourself with kindness, compassion, patience,
and understanding, while not berating yourself but forgiving yourself for
mistakes and not being judgmental of yourself, is another aspect of self-love.
Self-awareness—When you love yourself, you will attempt to understand
your thoughts, emotions, actions, and reactions and come to know how others perceive
you. You will be a happier person and enjoy better relationships.
Self-love, then, is no narcissism.
It is as essential as the air you breathe and the food you eat. Embracing
self-love requires patience and dedication. When you love yourself, you will
see a reflection of that love in your relationships and the world around you.
Never stop loving yourself and embracing all that is you.
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As someone who loves to read non-fiction, I would take this book as a recommendation for my future reading. Self-love is often neglected because women don't prioritize their needs over other things in their lives. It's high time that women should think about their well-being which they often tend to ignore while being care takers through out their lives. I hope that this book reminds everyone to check on themselves more often.
ReplyDeleteThank you Swati for reading the post and for your input. Yes, we womem are more prone to neglecting ourselves.
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