For some people, brought up by caring parents who wanted us to be generous and humble adults, the difference between healthy self-love and unhealthy selfishness, arrogance and narcissism, was not made clear to us.
In consequence, we grew to adulthood happily prepared to take care of everyone around us, be a rock of care and concern for all our loved ones, while relying on the attention of others to see to it that our own nurturing - emotional feeding - gets done.
That's not the way things are supposed to roll. With due respect to our well-intentioned parents, hoping to steer us away from self-absorption, they missed the healthy balance point.
Self-love, so far from being a character flaw, is the foundation upon which every other healthy ediface of adult love and character is built.
Let me explain what healthy self-love is, and give you some specific techniques and tools that you can use to build this capacity within yourself. It's never too late!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKQe5VFm0gc
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