Pleasant afternoon to all of us. Would you mind if I ask something?

What do you think if someone mentions self-love or the loving of one’s

self? Do you think of it as a positive thing? Or not? This day, I’m going
to talk about love one’ self or the art of self-acceptance.
I would like to start with the quote True Love Begins at Loving Oneself.
I guess you already heard this old age saying about how you can’t love
anyone else until you love yourself. According to Johann Kaspar Schmidt,
better known as Max Stirner, a German philosopher. Although he was
known for his belief in individualism, he still believes that one cannot have
a proper relationship with other people unless we love ourselves first. In
the lyrics of the song entitled “LOVE MYSELF” by BTS,
If you look at it in a certain way
It’s hard loving yourself than loving someone else
Honestly, let’s admit what we have to admit
The standards you put out are harsher on yourself
Inside the center of your life is a thick growth ring
It’s part of your life, and is also what you are
Let’s forgive ourselves now
Our lives are too long just to throw ourselves out
I believe in myself inside this maze
Because when winter passes, spring comes again
Self-love isn’t always that easy! But each tiny step takes us in an amazing
direction. Sometimes, we ourselves are even disappointed because of
something that we failed to say or do. Admit it or not, we also compare
ourselves to other’s. Everything that we do or say, either bad or good it
always a part of us. In this society that we live in, we should know how to
trust and believe in ourselves because in every difficulty that may come,
there’s always this light of hope that always shine down unto us. We
should not strive to be someone we are not rather discover what and who
you are. Learn to know what interests you and what you want to do. You
don’t have to worry about what the people want you to be. Take all the
time you need. Own Yourself. You don’t have to live up to the
expectations of others. Loving oneself doesn’t require anyone else
permission. You must accept yourself. We should not ever feel the need to
change ourselves for the sake of others. Take an interest in yourself. Do
the things that will make you happy.

Another thing, from a UNICEF speech of Kim Namjoon or RM about

loving oneself. The statement, “Maybe I made a mistake yesterday, but
yesterday’s me is still me. I am who I am today, with all my faults.
Tomorrow I might be a tiny bit wiser, and that’s me, too. These faults
and mistakes are what I am, making up the brightest stars in the
constellation of my life. I have come to love myself for who I was, who I
am, and who I hope to become. Like most people, I made many mistakes
in my life. I have many faults and I have many fears, but I am going to
embrace myself as hard as I can, and I’m starting to love myself, little by
little.’ So let me ask you, why would you love and accept a fault,
weakness or mistake? Because all of that adds up to you! And aren’t
marvelous just as you are. To quote B.J. Neblett, you are the sum of
your experiences. Positive, negative, simple or difficult, it all adds up to
your personality and to the person you are today. This beautiful thought
further inspires us to love ourselves for who we were and who we are,
faults, mistakes and all. But it also provides an important reminder that
self-love isn’t about complacency. We're all meant to make mistakes in
our lives that would shape us to become the best version of ourselves.
Who you were, who you are and who you will become are all just as
worthy of self-love. Life is tough so we have to be tougher. You are
worthy of your own love. And you deserve to have your own back. No
matter where you are in your journey. Loving and accepting yourself as
you are right now doesn’t mean that having dreams, goals or aspirations
for self-improvement are wrong. You can have ambitions and still love
yourself as you are. That’s part of the point of this quote from R.M’s
BTS Love Yourself UN Speech. You’re allowed to strive, to dream, to
grow. As long as you don’t withhold self-love until you achieve those
things.
We all want and deserve to grow and learn. But we can’t hold our self-
love for ransom until we blossom into some mythical “better” version of
ourselves.