What is Healthy Self-love

Monk Mindset for Living Well

Monk Mindset 4

Personal Wellness: Refresh without Indulging

Reflection on the Monk Mindset & Quote

There’s a healthy and an unhealthy way to love ourselves. Jesus said, “love your neighbor AS yourself.” 

This implies that we must first learn to love ourselves authentically before we can really love others – or as St. Anthony says — “all human beings.”

 Loving ourselves authentically looks like recognizing that first and foremost God resides at the core of our being. Because He gazes on us in love, we find healthy self-love immersed in His love. 

Loving ourself means inviting healing for our wounds and being confident and thankful in the gifts we have received.

It looks like truly realizing we are enough, that we are good, that our lives have a purpose, have meaning and to trust that we will uncover that purpose and meaning through the journey of living. And, if we surrender ourselves to God within us, we will more readily uncover that purpose.

Put It Into Practice This Week

Identify one aspect of yourself that you know is truly good. 

Sit with this and gaze internally to see it. 

Find an opportunity this week to let that blossom more. 

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