Showing posts with label Self Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self Love. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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Self-love gets a bum rap. Why? It’s because of the way that we define it as a culture and since “perception is reality”; we start to believe that this is “just the way life is”. I looked up the definition of “self-love” on Dictionary.com, and it is defined as:

1. the instinct by which one’s actions are directed to the promotion of one’s own welfare or well being, especially an excessive regard for one’s own advantage.
2. conceit; vanity.
3. narcissism

I’m not sure who is behind determining this definition. I can say that when I think about what I was taught and what is a prevailing way of thinking about “self-love”, it is the norm. Yet, if when you become self-aware enough, you will begin to see how faulty this kind of thinking really is.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

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Sometimes it's useful to define something by what it's not. In this case, I'm going to explore the concept of self love by looking at the various ways that a lack of self love can manifest behaviorally.

When someone has a healthy degree of self love, it is evident on a behavioral level. Inner feelings, whether conscious or unconscious, elicit outer expression. Whether that outward expression is negative or positive depends upon the inner feelings that triggered the behavior.

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Therefore, the following behaviors can be evidence of a lack of self love. Ironically, these common behaviors are often done in an effort to bolster feelings of self love. Sadly, the efforts usually lead to further self denigration and a perpetuating cycle of self defeating behavior.