The amount of love, kindness, patience I have for others is is directly proportional to how much love I have for myself, because we cannot give others what we ourselves do not have. And, unsurprisingly, the amount of love, respect, support, and compassion I receive from others is also in direct proportion to how much I love myself.
Interpretation
Our ability to love others reflects our self-love, and the love we receive mirrors this self-acceptance.
Anita Moorjani emphasizes that the love and kindness we extend to others depend heavily on our own self-love and acceptance. She suggests that to truly give love, patience, and kindness to others, we must first cultivate these feelings within ourselves. Moreover, she points out that the respect and compassion we receive from others are similarly influenced by how we value and love ourselves.
In practice
During a workshop on self-improvement, someone could use this quote to highlight the importance of self-love.
I'm at my strongest when I'm able to let go, when I suspend my beliefs as well as disbeliefs, and leave myself open to all possibilities. That also seems to be when I'm able to experience the most internal clarity and synchronicities.
When I was willing to let go of what I wanted, I received what was truly mine. I’ve realized that the latter is always the greater gift.
I knew that was really the only purpose of life: to be our self, live our truth, and be the love that we are.
In truth, I’m not my body, my race, religion, or other beliefs, and neither is anyone else. The real self is infinite and much more powerful-a complete and whole entity that isn’t broken or damaged in any way. The infinite me already contains all the resources I need to navigate through life, because I’m One with Universal energy. In fact, I am Universal energy.
Learning to love others begins with learning to love ourselves unconditionally first. I will never let myself down, treat myself like a doormat, or make myself small so others can feel big. I have learned that this is the biggest gift that I give not only to myself, but also to the planet, because I paint others with the same brush as I use on myself.
An intimate relationship is one that allows you to be yourself.
You took the best, so why not take the rest?
A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.
Human beings are natural mimickers. The more youre conscious of the other sides posture, mannerisms, and word choices - and the more you subtly reflect those back - the more accurate youll be at taking their perspective.
No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.
Jemu watched his father disappear. He didn't throw the coconut and he didn't cry. Never again would he know love for another human being that wasn't adulterated by another, contradictory emotion.
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