Happy St. Valentine's Day

Love your neighbor as yourself. 

This brings up a couple of questions:  1)  Who is your neighbor?  2) What if you don’t love yourself all that much?

Here are the answers:  1) Everyone is your neighbor.  2) You are lovable and loved, so jump on the bandwagon and show yourself some love!

Picture the person you love the most.  You want the best for this person.  You want this person to feel love, to experience kindness, and to live their best life. You want to be instrumental in bringing all this wonderfulness to your beloved.

Of course, we all know that you cannot give that which you do not have. If you do not honor yourself, love yourself, and take care of yourself, you are cheating your loved one.  By not turning the qualities of love to yourself, you cannot shine these qualities on another.  The one you love the most is missing out on what only you can give.

We are all created equal (Hey, Tom Jefferson said so in the Declaration of Independence – it must be true!).  We also have free will.  So decide to love yourself as you love your neighbor.

I love you!  Happy Valentines Day!