Hi Meta Family,

We have focused our social media on all relationships this month. Today we ended the week with Love within the Family. Although all the relationships we’ve covered so far (friendships, intimate relationships, familial relationships), are important, the most important one by far is the relationship we have with ourselves, or what we call Self-Love. Self-Love is defined as “a state of appreciation for oneself that grows from actions that support our physical, psychological and spiritual growth. Self-love means having a high regard for your own well-being and happiness.”  (Khoshaba, 2012). 

When I think about Self-Love, I think of it as the foundation to all relationships. When you have a good relationship with yourself, you can be strong and stable in your relationships with others. You will be in the best place to love them and help them grow, just as you’ll be in the best place to accept their love and grow. One of my most favourite examples to illustrate how important self-love is, is by using the instructions we get from a flight attendant if there was a mishap on an airplane. We are instructed to put our oxygen mask on first, prior to assisting others. These safety instructions provide an important lesson for all individuals: in order to help others, you need to take care of yourself first.

We will be diving more into Self-Love and the ways in which we can practice Self-Love on our social media on Monday, February 27. It’ll be our last relationship segment of the month, so we don’t want you to miss it!  

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