Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2017 Aspire Mag Sample Issue | Page 20
How a Self-Love Experiment
Can Help You Become Your Own
Best Friend
BY SHANNON KAISER
I
HAVE WHAT I refer to as a guru.
But he is also my life coach, adviser, and
healer. The last time I met with him, he told
me, “You will find lasting love when you love
yourself. Your only homework is to Love
Yourself.” I felt like a helpless child watching
as an adult dangled candy in front of me.
The sweet thing I wanted so badly in my life
was right there in front of me yet completely
out of my reach. His words echoed in my
mind: “All you have to do is love yourself
and you will have everything you want.”
Sigh.
I thought to myself, “I am trying. I’ve been
trying. But when will it get easier?” You see,
at the time I met with my guru, I was about to
embark on an inward journey. I had already
been focusing on knowing that me matters.
But it was fleeting. Some days I felt great, I
enjoyed my own company, and I liked who I
was, but most days I felt unworthy, ugly, and
off track in life.
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