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Self Love

Self-love means accepting yourself as a worthy person. You may be thinking that all of this talk about self-love involves a form of obnoxious behavior akin to ego-mania. Nothing can be further from the truth. Self-love has nothing to do with the sort of behavior characterized by telling everyone how wonderful you are. This is not self-love, but rather  an attempt to win the attention and approval of others. It is just as  neurotic as the behavior of the individual who is overloaded with self  contempt. 

Boastful behavior is motivated by others, by an attempt to gain their favor. It means the individual is evaluating himself/herself on how others see them. If they were not, they would not feel the need to convince them. Self-love means you love yourself. It doesn't demand the love of others. An internal acceptance is sufficient. 

When you never, knowingly, say or do anything that will harm yourself or another person you will be experiencing self-love.

Self Observation

A. Do you ever speak disparagingly of any religion?

B. Do you correct others for errors of speech, statements or manners?

C. Are you occasionally sarcastic?

D. Do you interrupt when others are talking?

E. Do you play childish practical jokes?

F. Do you point out flaws in dress or features to others?

G. Do you contradict persons you converse with?

H. Do you talk more than others you are with?

I. Do you make derogatory statements about any race?

J. Do you laugh at people caught in embarrassing situations?

K. Do you refrain from asking personal questions?

L. Do you go out of your way to be helpful to others?

M. Do you rarely ask favors?

N. Are you free with your thanks for small courtesies?

0. Do you habitually do thoughtful little things for others?

P. Do you in speech and act show respect for others?

Q. Do you reveal a sincere interest in the interests of others?

R. Do you invariably respect the privacy of others?

S. Do you compliment others on their little victories without undue flattery?

T. Do you ever say you're wrong about that?

U. Do you ever say how anyone can take a view such as yours is beyond me?

V. Do you ever say that's impossible! That's out of the picture!

W. Do you ever say i am an expert and know more about it than you do?

X. Do you ever say i am wrong and you are right?

Y. Do you ever request easy to grant favors and by so doing you indicate certain need and dependence that enable others to feel that they amount to something?

Z. Do you listen to and laugh at jokes without revealing that you have heard them before?