As I began to love myself

I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.

Today, I know, this is "AUTHENTICITY".

As I began to love myself

I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me.

Today I call it "RESPECT".

As I began to love myself

I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.

Today I call it "MATURITY".

As I began to love myself

I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm.

Today I call it "SELF-CONFIDENCE".当我真正开始爱自己，

我才认识到，

所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，

都只是提醒我：

活着，不要违背自己的本心。

今天我明白了，这叫作

“真实”。

当我真正开始爱自己，

我才懂得，

把自己的愿望强加于人，

是多么的无礼，

就算我知道，时机并不成熟，

那人也还没有做好准备，

就算那个人就是我自己。

今天我明白了，这叫作

“尊重”。

​当我开始爱自己，

我不再渴求不同的人生，

我知道任何发生在我身边的事情，

都是对我成长的邀请。

如今，我称之为

“成熟”。

当我开始真正爱自己，

我才明白，我其实一直都在正确的时间，

正确的地方，发生的一切都恰如其分。

由此我得以平静。

今天我明白了，这叫作

“自信”。