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Love 2.0

Self Love

4/30/2014

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In keeping with the idea of my body as a verb rather than a noun, I'm going to think of "self love" as investing in my own well-being.

What does it mean to "invest in my own well-being"?

I started to post this as a challenge for you all to think about.

Then I started thinking about it myself, because I found myself wanting.

Here is the circular reasoning I came up with.

  1. I like to invest in things. 
  2. I don't like to invest in losing propositions.
  3. It is my pleasure and my penetrating desire to invest in the well-being of those I love.
  4. What avenue for fruitful investment do I have if I see the loved ones not caring for themselves?  
  5. Reciprocally, if I do not take care of myself, the investments of those who love me will be devalued.
  6. As I invest in myself, I increase the value of the investment of those who love me.
  7. Increasing the investment of those I love is my pleasure and my desire.

In other words, I want to invest in my own well-being, because it breaks the hearts of those I love to see me less than well.  I want them to be well, and the thing I have the most control over is my own wellness. 

In fact, the only thing I may ever be able to do for some of those I love is for me to be well myself.

Does this make sense?


All of this said, I'm now motivated to make a list of things I can do to "invest in myself." 
And do them happily!

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