Self Love

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!