當我開始愛自己

s I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today， I know， this is 1）AUTHENTICITY.

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person， even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it， and even though this person was me. Today I call it RESPECT.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life， and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it 2）MATURITY.

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance， I am in the right place at the right time， and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.

As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time， and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today， I only do what brings me joy and happiness， things I love to do and that make my heart cheer， and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it SIMPLICITY.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health—food， people， things， situations， and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy 3）egoism. Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right， and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is MODESTY.

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now， I only live for the moment， where EVERYTHING is happening. Today I live each day， day by day， and I call it FULFILLMENT.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart， my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART.

We no longer need to fear arguments， 4）confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars 5）collide， and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know THAT IS LIFE！

當我開始愛自己，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一切的痛苦和情感折磨只不過在警醒我：那是因為我違背了自己的本心來生活。今天，我明白了，這叫做“真實”。

當我開始愛自己，我才懂得，試圖把自己的意愿強加于旁人，是多么的無禮，盡管我明明知道，時機不對，那人也還沒有做好準備，就算那旁人就是我自己。今天，我明白了，這叫做“尊重”。

當我開始愛自己， 我不再渴求不同的人生，我開始理解我周圍的一切事物都讓我成長。今天，我稱之為“成熟”。

當我開始愛自己， 我才明白，任何時候，我都在正確的時間，正確的地方，而發(fā)生的一切都恰如其分，由此我得以平靜。今天，我稱之為“自信”。

當我開始愛自己，我不再犧牲自己的自由時間，不再去勾畫未來的宏偉藍圖。今天，我只做令自己喜悅和快樂的事，做自己熱愛，讓心歡喜的事，用我的方式，以我的韻律。 今天，我稱之為“單純”。

當我開始愛自己， 我遠離一切不健康的東西—不論是飲食和人物，還是事情和環(huán)境， 遠離一切招引我，讓我遠離本真的東西。 從前我把這種態(tài)度叫做“健康的利己主義”。今天，我明白了，這是“自愛”。

當我開始愛自己，我不再試圖要永遠正確，而自此我卻錯得少了。今天，我明白這叫做 “謙遜”。

當我開始愛自己，我不再繼續(xù)沉溺于過去，也不再擔憂未來。如今，我只活在當下，“一切”正在發(fā)生的這一刻。今天，我一天一天地過日子，我稱之為“充實”。

當我開始愛自己，我意識到我的思想會影響我的情緒，讓我憂郁。但當我把它和我的心靈銜接起來，思想就變成了一個很有價值的伙伴。……