Self Love: what is it good for? August 10, 2007

Self love (self acceptance, self worth, self esteem) is good for everything. Everything. You know the drill: if you can’t love yourself, you can’t love anyone else or expect anyone to love you? If you spend all your time hating yourself, beating yourself up, you can’t possibly be thinking positive thoughts about anything else or doing anything positive.

I know some have trouble with this one. I have trouble with this one. How can I love myself when there are so many things about me that really need fixing? Seriously, am I just supposed to ignore the extra 100 pounds, the smoking, the delight in gossip, the lack of relationships, the list goes on. The hair, the nose, the teeth, the feet. The list goes on.

I think the idea of self love doesn’t as you to deny these things, it asks you to accept yourself as is, because as long as you’re dealing with something that is not (that does not exist), you can’t possibly be dealing with the issue at hand; you’re dealing with something non-existant. And what does that get you?

Does that make sense? What are your thoughts on Self Love?

Are you a Self Help Addict (SHA)? August 4, 2007

Are you a Self Help Addict (SHA)?
• Are you always reading at least one self help book (SHB)?
• Have you read dozens if not hundreds of self help books?
• Do you read more than one SHB at a time?
• When you read a SHB do you proclaim “this book has changed my life!” only to buy another SHB the next time you pass a bookstore?
• Are you always trying some exercise to clear your chakras, to affirm your goodness, prove you’re loveable, find the perfect mate, discover the perfect position, combine the right amount of carbs and fats?

If you answered “Yes” to any of these question, you are a Self Help Addict (SHA). Like me.