People seem to be fascinated with the subject of self-love lately. Even in the faith community, we’ve bought into the idea that we can’t love others well until we love ourselves well. After all, Jesus said: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ Matthew 22:39 But I wonder if putting self-love first doesn’t tempt us…
The truth is . . . everyone talks to themselves. Some of us talk out loud—because well, it can feel like no one else is listening! Am I right? But even if you don’t actually say the words aloud, everyone has an inner voice that is rarely if ever silent. So, stop with me for…
I have always struggled with the idea of loving myself. As someone who was at church every time the doors were open … I was taught a lot about the importance of loving others but not so much about loving myself. But if you look around today … talk about “self-love” is everywhere. For example,…
Everyone filters life through a self-defined perspective but the only thing that will make you happy is to look at life through a different filter. #Faith #Love #Perspective #BeHappy
Welcome to week two of my Countdown to #1 Series! This post is #7 among my most popular posts… I don’t know about you, but I struggle with the idea of self-love. If you Google “love yourself” you’ll find a plethora of thoughts on the subject . . . some good, some not. So I…
Yes, I’m talking to you! You’ve poured yourself into your family and friends. You’ve worked your tail off and you’ve got nothin’ left. You are poured out! Exhausted by life! If you’re like me … you feel guilty, too. Because you love your people! And even though you’re running on fumes … there’s no quitting,…
Recently one of my favorite young moms, I’ll call her Ann, called me to talk. She was struggling over a meltdown that had happened with her little one. The morning started like any other, except . . . she hadn’t slept well and an important work deadline had her in more of a hurry than…
