{"id":134,"date":"2009-08-18T22:40:28","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T22:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayethics\/2009\/08\/the-ethics-of-self-love.html"},"modified":"2009-08-18T22:40:28","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T22:40:28","slug":"the-ethics-of-self-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayethics\/2009\/08\/the-ethics-of-self-love.html","title":{"rendered":"The Ethics of Self-Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading a former coworker’s excellent blog today, MyBrownBaby<\/a>,
\nand her words struck me in ways I didn’t expect – emotional, practical,
\nand yes, even ethical. <\/p>\n

The post, “My Time to Shine: What I Love Most About Me”<\/a>, is all about self-love – Denene Millner’s little love note to herself.<\/p>\n

And why not write yourself a love note? Self-love isn’t narcissism, it’s gratitude. We
\noften forget to appreciate the little things, and many of those little
\nthings we’re forgetting to appreciate are pieces of ourselves. <\/p>\n

In addition to
\nfeeling inspired to remember what I actually enjoy<\/i> about myself, I also
\nremembered that self-love can lead you to your best self — one of the many goals of this blog.<\/p>\n

After all, if you can’t be generous to yourself, you can’t be generous to
\nothers; if you won’t be fair<\/i> to yourself, you won’t be fair to others.<\/p>\n

I’ve
\nalways been a big advocate of self-awareness, but never thought too
\nmuch about self-love. Consider me officially giving it thought now.<\/p>\n

….P.S. I love my smile!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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