Were you brought up to believe that taking care of yourself is selfish, and that to be a good person you need to be self-sacrificing? Not only is self-care not selfish, it is the most loving thing you can do for yourself and others. One of the greatest gifts we can give to our loved ones as well as to the world is our own happiness. Dr. Margaret Paul shares examples of what it means to be selfish and self-responsible.

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Whatever we do that is truly loving to ourselves – that is in the highest good of our soul’s journey on the planet – is also loving to others. It is never in our highest good to be mean to others, or to disregard others’ feelings and needs. But it is in our highest good to follow our inner guidance and do what really brings us joy and fulfillment.

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Creating our own happiness is a practice, where we build ourselves up one gentle step at a time. It comes through reminding ourselves to connect inward and trust in our wisdom and resourcefulness. It also comes from reminding ourselves to ignore the propaganda and external noise that shouts at us to chase our happiness. The kind that aims to convince us, we are failing in life if we aren’t following a particular credo.

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Personal life coach and midlife troublemaker Elaine Blais shares how the act of getting naked, literally and otherwise, redefined her relationship with herself to one of compassion and unapologetic self-approval.

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People with healthy self-esteem trust in their basic goodness, and although they strive to do well, they don’t expect themselves to be great at everything. They try their best when they do something, and they refuse to see failure as proof that they’re unworthy human beings. Instead, they see it as a signal that they need to do something differently next time. For these lucky folks, trying and failing builds self-esteem better than not trying at all. Psychotherapist and author of Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child, Tina Gilbertson dive deeper into the topic.

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