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10 ways to LOVE yourself happy

The link between self love and happiness isn’t new. Some of my favourite quotes on the topic are indeed centuries old, and come from the wisest of souls.

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And, if not now, when?"

Hillel (famous religious leader of the fifth century)

And the Buddha said;

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserves your love and affection."

I’m a happier human, since my run in with breast cancer #mikedrop

To be clear I’m not glad it happened. It was a full on nightmare that included 4 surgeries, 6 months of chemotherapy, a year of herceptin and 5 years of hormone therapy. And I went into early menopause aged 39. Not exactly fun.

Back to the topic at hand.

It started with WHY....

It started with WHY....

Once you hit your mid 30’s, or at least definitely into your 40’s/50’s, you will face a truth. For life to be fulfilling, it also needs to be meaningful.

Dammit, you mean coasting doesn’t cut it?!

I ask you this.

When you hear the words ‘you need to work on yourself’, how does that make you feel? Like you need to run for the hills? Push that sh*t down and keep moving forward?