Love. It comes in many forms. Self-love and self-care is important. Respecting and caring for oneself is the foundation for loving others. What I come here looking for I must come here looking with. that was a saying an old friend of mine brought to my attention when I was attempting to gain the love of my step-daughter. It was, he said, similar to the St. Francis prayer, that it is better to comfort than to be comforted, to understand than to be understood, to LOVE than to be LOVED. If my desire is for others to respect me, then I should respect others. If my desire is to be loved, then I should love others. The teachings of Jesus encourage us to love our enemies, so it is not something that some new age therapist came up with last week, it has been around for centuries. Don't take my word for it. It's in the Book.
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