The most important decision of your life, the one that will affect every other decision you make, is the commitment to love and accept yourself. It directly affects the quality of your relationships, your work, your free time, your faith, and your future. And yet, none of us are taught how to do just that. Perhaps it is because our parents were never taught how to love themselves. Therefore they could neither teach us nor show us by example how to really love ourselves. Or perhaps, it is today's society that teaches us that our worth is found in the idols of our culture—technology, status, youth, sex, power, money, attractiveness, and romantic relationships. And, of course there is the illusion of our daily social media that keeps telling us through pictures and words that we are not "enough", when we continually compare ourselves with others. However, when you base your self worth on the external world, you’ll never be capable of self-love. Today, no matter what the reason that self love hasn't become your default emotion/feeling, it is time for you to consciously begin to make it so. Begin by seeing the world with fresh eyes. Feeling worthy requires you to see yourself with fresh eyes of self-awareness and love. Acceptance and love must come from within. You don’t have to be different or change who you are to be worthy. Your worth is in your true nature, a core of love and inner goodness. In fact, you are love. You can attempt to bury your magnificence, but it’s impossible to destroy. Today, recognize that loving yourself isn’t a one time event. It’s an endless, ongoing process. And, that process begins with you right now; begins with you surrounding yourself in your own affection and appreciation. Today, recognize that you must learn to love yourself and your own company. Because we are all interconnected, and when you learn to love yourself you will truly be able to love others. Together through our love, we can heal ourselves, each other, and the world. Love is our purpose, our true calling. It begins with you and it begins today.

Just for today, I love and approve of myself unconditionally. I choose to be happy no matter what they say, do or think. I recognize that love is the great miracle cure and that loving myself will create miracles in my life. I have the power, the self esteem and the confidence to move forward with grace and ease. As I change my thoughts the world around me changes. I am safe and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.