Love and Respect Yourself First

[LadyWinterWolf]

I received this in an email today, and it says volumes about loving and respecting yourself first......the rest is all gravy.

"No matter how strong a woman you are, a few encouraging words can go
a long way and surely never hurt!
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Someone will always be prettier. They will always be smarter. Their
house will be bigger. They will drive a better car. Their children
will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house.

So let it go, and love you and your circumstances. Think about it.

The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. And the richest woman you know -- she's got the car, the house, the clothes -- might be lonely.

So, again, love you. Love who you are right now and let Goddess be your
barometer. Mirror Her. Look in the mirror in the morning and see how much of Goddess you see. She's the only standard, and even when you come up short , she will not leave you or forsake you. Smile, and may Goddess continue to Bless you!


Blessed Be ladies, and pass this on to encourage another woman. "

And if you have to submit to the wants of another, become submissive to that person to keep their love.....perhaps that person is not really the one you should be with....love and respect yourself first....always.

[OceanWhysper]

How so very true LWW. Thank you for sharing this.

[Chahiero]

I don't mean to burst the baloon, but you can't go to the other extreme either, you have to find the middle ground, between loving yourself too much and loving that other person too much.

I know it's a difficult line to walk, but it's worth it, at least, to me.

[LadyWinterWolf]

Yes Chahiero, going to extremes is not healthy....you could love yourself to the point of being narcissitic. Or give yourself to someone so completely that you cut everyone else out of your life, accept this one person.

But that is the problem with the heart and mind of humans, getting them to work together, and find the middle ground.

[Chahiero]

Yeah, let me tell you that's not an easy thing, especially with love, it's so easy to lose yourself in another, yet if you don't have yourself, then what is there for that other person to love?

[Anastas]

Why restrict this advice to just women, LWW? There's guys out there with the same issues going on. Hell, all ya gotta do is take a peek at about half of Cherico's posts over at the Palladium Message Boards to see that.

Me? I know I'm balding, potbellied and less than handsome, but y'know what: I don't care. It's summer and I'm gonna have me some fun, dammit. Now I do have some sense. You won't see a Speedo or a thong in my future. That would just be damn scary.

[LadyWinterWolf]

The email I received and posted relates just to women, so I'm not restricting anything Anastas.

And you're very correct in saying that men can have the same issues as women.

As to looks, my Kaber is balding on top, has a small potbelly that I love to rub and call his "Buddha", and I think he's the handsomest man in the world, and I'm so happily in love with him.

[Anastas]

Just call me Mike.

But yeah, I noticed the "cut'n'paste" after I posted my reply. The ol' senses aren't so sharp at this time of the morning.... 3 a.m. to be precise.

[LadyWinterWolf]

Hey Mike!!