C. Terry WarnerDid I love what I was doing, or did I love myself in doing it?
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Self-love is the greatest way to love anything. We can love our family, our neighborhoods, our cities, our country, and even the world by loving ourselves. If we don’t love ourselves, then what can we expect others to do?
Source: Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationships, Coming To Ourselves
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