Sunday, March 29, 2020
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Loving others is directly proportional to how much we love ourselves.
Do we really love ourselves? Do we forgive ourselves when we blatantly judge others or when we fail on the job or in a relationship? Expecting perfection of ourselves is setting a standard that is unachievable. To love means to accept ourselves wholly, failings and all.
We can practice forgiving ourselves and others. Forgiving ourselves for our transgressions, regardless of what they are, will get easier with practice. Forgiving others will remove the barriers that separate us and prevent us from knowing love.
Our Higher Power asks very little of us. Careers aren’t dictated. We can live almost anywhere we want. We may choose to have children or remain childless. All that’s really asked is that we live our lives with love in our hearts. Being willing to love ourselves helps us love others too.
If I’m feeling hateful or judgmental toward someone today, I’m not loving myself either.
Hazelden Foundation
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