Do you like or love yourself? Or do you feel that would be conceited?
By PeacefulWmn9
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
United States
June 6, 2009 11:13pm CST
I used to feel that liking oneself was okay, but that truly loving oneself would be egotistical or conceited. I have since come to understand that truly loving and embracing who we each are as a person is the best way to truly love and accept others, and feel happier being who we are.
Could you share your take? Do you like or love yourself? Or does that come hard for you.
Thank you.
Karen
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8 responses
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
They say that before you can love other person, you must
love yourself first. You must understand yourself so that
you will learn to appreciate others. Looking in to myself
i think I'm pretty much at home with myself. I love myself.
@leiann_561 (332)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
I agree with you reckon21. You can never give love if you don't experience love so I love myself but not to the extent that I am very self conceited. I accept that I have flaws to and is not perfect.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
7 Jun 09
Reckon, this is a very good point. It is harder to love and accept others if you cannot love yourself, too. I am glad you are at home with yourself...a wonderful way to put it : )
Karen
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
7 Jun 09
Leiann, you have a very lovely way of putting how to love oneself, flaws and all. Thank you for responding : )
Karen
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• India
14 Jun 09
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• India
14 Jun 09
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
14 Jun 09
This is a very thought-provoking quote. What it says does make a lot of sense. We should never expect or self-worth to come from others, but rather from within ourselves. Thank you for the site.
Karen
@savypat (20216)
• United States
7 Jun 09
This is very hard for me, I am my own worse critic. But I work on it and I know what you say is true. I come from a Jewish background and they use guilt to rule the behavior of the family members.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
7 Jun 09
I can identify, as I am also very hard on myself. I was raised Christian, but a Sunday school teacher, when I was around 8, used fear, guilt, and the threat of burning in hell forever to try to encourage all of us to "accept Christ as our savior," and to get others to do the same.
For years, I had nightmares about burning in hell. It was only as I grew older that I was able to see God as loving, rather than some terrifying and brutal being that throws even children into hell.
Thank you for your thoughts and experience.
Karen
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
8 Jun 09
i both love and like myself because if i can't love myself, how could other people love me? you get my point? :)it's only opinion though... :)
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
8 Jun 09
You make a very good point. When I think about it, if we cannot or do not love ourselves, we would have trouble believing or expecting that anyone else could love us.
Thank you for contributing to the discussion.
Karen
@Glow1971 (354)
• Spain
8 Jun 09
I love myself but I truly don't feel that I'm better than anyone else. I think it's important to love and take care of yourself because noone else is going to do it for you. Embracing and accepting who we are is absolutely imperative in order to live a long, healthy and happy life. God gave us life and so we should appreciate and love ourselves as much as we can but also loving others is important too.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
8 Jun 09
You make such perfect sense. I truly appreciate your insight : ))
Karen
@hi2rashid (153)
• India
7 Jun 09
actually i think your comment is absolutely correct . i agree your comments in all way
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
8 Jun 09
Thank you. That is a good feeling : )
Have a really good evening.
Karen
@justmeh (188)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
Of course I do! It's normal to have insecurities on others that you think are much better than you cause even I myself I have a lot of it. But I never let it surpass me and be a burden that I always carry. I tell my friends frankly that I envy them for having such beauty and talents which I don't have and vise versa. Were always like that that's why we tend to learn that everyone has something in them that others don't have so we don't have to worry no more.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
7 Jun 09
What a healthy and balanced way to see yourself and others : ) I admire that and appreicate your insight here.
Karen
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
7 Jun 09
You have a nice outlook on loving self. I agree that part of that is treating ourselves well and extending that love to others.
Thank you for commenting.
Karen
