There are people looking for exactly what you have to offer, and you are being brought together on the checkerboard of life.

Somewhere someone is looking for exactly what you have to offer.

Loving the self, to me, begins with never ever criticizing ourselves for anything. Criticism locks us into the very pattern we are trying to change. Understanding and being gentle with ourselves helps us to move out of it. Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

Grief is a matter of the heart and soul. Grieve your loss, allow it in, and spend time with it. Suffering is the optional part. Remember that you come into this world in the middle of the movie, and you leave in the middle; and so do the people you love. Love never dies, and spirit knows no loss.

One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.

If I want to be loved as I am, I have to be willing to love others as they are.

I work for enjoyment and satisfaction - not just to earn a living.