Is self-love the same as narcissism?

Do you feel unlovable? Have you ever said “I love myself?”

Loving ourselves, or self-love, is a practice alien to most of us because it’s often confused with being narcissistic and egocentric. Loving ourselves is actually one of the healthiest things we can do for ourselves. It can literally change our lives.

When we’re narcissistic or egocentric, we think the world revolves around us. We’re mostly concerned with ourselves instead of being concerned with others. On the other hand, when we practice self-love we learn to adore ourselves so we can adore others in the same manner. We learn to support ourselves so we can support others. Self-love heals ourselves allowing others around us to reap the benefits. more goodness …

The world a la carte: who else wants to have the world your way?

I often get questions on Twitter and sometimes in the comments that require a longer explanation. Usually when one person has a specific concern, chances are others have the same question. So I’m trying something new this week.  I’m going to answer a question in a video format.

I had a lot of fun creating the video below. Check out how the world can be your personal creation when you change your focus. No more need for fear or stress. We can all enjoy an amazing world together.
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Tips for an Amazing Valentine’s Day… or How to Love Everyday

Valentines

I don’t mind using an assigned holiday to make sure that I consciously celebrate love. I think we can all use all the love reminders we can get. With that in mind, I'd like to share some ways on how to approach love with open arms. These are tips for Valentine’s Day and every day thereafter. more goodness ...

3 Essential Ways to Positively Change your Future

Future

What if each and every one of our actions impacted our future? Would we then be more careful with the choices we make? It can be daunting to think that every choice we make right now impacts our future in one way or another. We might not be able to control the choices we make unconsciously but we can definitely work towards improving our lives through the choices we consciously make in each moment. Check it out how. more goodness ...

The Unique Joys of a Simplified Christmas

Christmas

This year I reflected a lot about how I wanted our Christmas to be. I pondered on how I could make it reflect who we’ve grown into instead of portraying the standard idea of how Christmas should be. I ended up exploring the principle “if you want to get something, give it.” Check out how to do it. more goodness ...

The Sexy Art of Touch

Healing Touch

Share     Nowadays, touching others has become somewhat taboo. Due to all the recent media stories on sexual harassment and inappropriate touching, a society that wasn’t all too keen on warm and fuzzy touching to start with has seemingly become obsessed with avoiding contact. Research has shown that besides providing affection and bonding, touching [...] more goodness ...

A Brief Guide to Loving Everyone

Share     Do we have the capacity to love everyone we encounter? It seems easy to love family members and friends, but what about other people that we encounter throughout life? What about the person who cut you off in traffic or who stabbed you in the back? Can we really love everyone unconditionally? [...] more goodness ...

How to Be Happy Despite Your Partner’s “Flaws”

couple in love

Share     How can we find happiness and have a perfect relationship when our partner is abusive in some way?  What if no matter how loving you are, your partner still behaves in a physically or verbally violent manner?  This situation can be enormously frustrating, extremely challenging, and even dangerous, but not hopeless. In [...] more goodness ...

The Best Relationship Tip Ever

Share     What do you do when your partner starts to change and he or she is no longer the one you were initially attracted to? How can someone so right became so wrong after a while? What changed? Whose fault is it? The answer is not as complicated as you think. There is [...] more goodness ...