Matthew Hussey reframes self-love using parental logic: just as parents love their children unconditionally, you should love yourself because you're your own child and responsible for their care from day one. Your job is to nurture, protect, and encourage that inner human.
If you ask a parent, why do you love your child? A parent doesn't say, well, because they got an A in maths yesterday. You ask, why? Why do you love your child? A parent will go, they're my child. They're mine. What if you took that model and you used that as your model for self love? Imagine that on day one, first day of your life, you were given a human. Your job. Your only job in your life is to take care of that human. Yes. You don't have any other job. You have to take care of this human. Look after them, nurture them, support them, encourage them, stand up for them. Try to give this human the best life you can.
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