Be Your Valentine: Healthy Self-Love
February is Valentine's Month. Many of us are focused on romantic relationships and being in love. Some of us are fortunate enough to be in wonderful, loving, supportive romantic relationships. Some of us are unattached and may desire a romantic relationship. Whether we have that truly special someone or not; it is vitally important that we have a healthy self-love. No one else can create or fill in gaps in our sense of who we are and our happiness with ourselves. It is our responsibility and only within our power to feel whole and happy deep within. The better we feel about ourselves, the better able we are to attract, select and provide healthy love when it comes to others. Components of healthy self-love consist of: A strong, positive, strong sense of self Knowing who we are and liking that self Feeling secure, whole, and balanced Having a sense of integrity (living in accordance with our morals, ethics and principles) A healthy sense of self-worth Fe...