Loving yourself allows you to love others. It allows peace of mind and
a sense of contentment. When you love yourself, you respect yourself;
you respect your body and your life. Loving yourself allows you
to love and connect with all of humanity. When you love yourself,
you are more understanding of your limitations and more aware
of your strengths.
Accepting
yourself as you are right now is empowering. Accepting yourself
allows a sense of value and worth regardless of your size, age,
weight or level of fitness; regardless of your job, your status,
your level of education, your wealth. Accepting yourself allows
you to celebrate the glorious and unique being that you are.
Pleasuring
yourself is an instinctive act. As human beings, our lives are
based on a pain/pleasure reward system. We are programmed to
seek out physical, sensual pleasure; whether thru food, sunshine
or sex. Our desire for pleasure is a physical form of yearning
for the divine.
The more
we experience pleasure, the more pleasure we can experience.
Each time we experience pleasure, we literally create neural
pathways which induce the pleasure response throughout our bodies.
As we experience pleasure, within our brain we “click” our amygdala forward to the frontal lobes,
which results in and reinforces more creative and imaginative thinking. Pleasure
also produces the hormonal release of endorphins, creating a healthier body
and a sense of well being.
Each
one of us must embrace the secret, private pleasures that feed
our souls and enrich our lives. We must love ourselves enough
to accept what gives us pleasure and actively seek it out.
Follow
these simple rules to happiness:
Love Yourself.
Accept Yourself.
Pleasure Yourself.
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