As I began to love myself
I understood how much it can offend somebody
as I try to force my desires on this person,
even though I knew the time was not right
and the person was not ready for it,
and even though this person was me.
As I began to love myself
I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything
that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
As I began to love myself
I understood that at any circumstance,
I am in the right place at the right time,
at the exactly right moment,
As I began to love myself
I quit steeling my own time,
and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness,
and that make my heart cheer,
and I do them in my own way
As I began to love myself
I freed myself of anything
that is no good for my health –
food, people, things, situations,
and everything that drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
As I began to love myself
I quit trying to always be right,
and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is
As I began to love myself
I refused to go on living in the past
and worry about the future.
Now, I only live for the moment,
where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day,
As I began to love myself
I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick.
But as I connected it to my heart,
my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection
We no longer need to fear arguments,
confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.
and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know That is LIFE!
