In the end, humans just need to feel loved.
We behave in all kinds of weird and wonderful ways to just feel loved. We are conditioned and wired to look for this love outside, in the outer realm. We are taught/ we have perceived how love exchange happens from the caregivers that surround us as children. The way we are loved is the way we learn to love.
By loving ourselves unconditionally, with compassion, joy and acceptance, we can always feel loved. When we always feel loved, we become love and simple love.
Sound easy, and it can be, as long as we put into practice of turning inward, of making it a priority to care for our heavy emotions, of our energy flow, watching the inner critic and mind stories, turning away from hurtful stories, and turning into loving ones.
Self-love leads to higher self-esteem, to healthy energy exchange to honest and genuine joy, happiness and celebration. This changes our relationships to ourselves, as lovers, siblings, friends and parents. Dr. Gabor Mate’ states, “children do not need perfect parents, they need happy ones“. Thich Naht Hahn similarly stated, “the best gift we can give to our children is our own happiness“.