If you love someone, you will want to understand them and accept them as they grow and change; similarly, loving yourself involves a never-ending process of self-understanding and self-acceptance through life's ups and downs..we are finally coming to understand that love for neighbor and love for self naturally lead to love for the earth..if you love your neighbor as yourself, you want both them and you to be able to breathe, so you need to love clean fresh air..you want them and you to be able to drink, so you need to love pure water in all its forms..you want them and you to be be able to eat, so you need to care about the climate.." (p. 59-60) . Brian D. McLaren
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Loving yourself means not only accepting who you are, but also valuing your gifts and talents. There are many ways that loving yourself is different from loving your neighbor; one is that loving yourself requires no outside intervention to maintain it. It requires no one else to keep you on track for the goal of living confidently, joyfully and healthily. And, it doesn't mean that you should neglect anyone else to make room for your own needs.

Source: The Great Spiritual Migration: How The Worlds Largest Religion Is Seeking A Better Way To Be Christian

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