Self Love – a meditation

 

“You, yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

– Buddha

Often, especially during the holidays, I find myself regressing to old habits and behaviours when I am around family members with whom I do not regularly interact. These old habits tend to take the form of valuing their happiness over mine and calling that “love” when, in fact, what I am doing is attempting not to rock the boat and then feeling resentful about my choices. This quote reminds me that I cannot give what I do not have. Until I can love and respect myself, I cannot truly love others. Today, I will try to be as respectful of my feelings as I am of the feelings of my loved ones.

A meditation for Dec 28, 2012.


“Howl” by Florence + The Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_uYs7YOZKc

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