Daily Ep 14 | You are Loved

Hey Friend,
So, I am a person of faith and in the Bible there is a passage where a religious person asks Jesus what the greatest commandment is. Jesus responds and says the greatest commandment is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength and the second is like it -- love your neighbor as yourself." Now, there is a lot of talk in our world today about self love. And I don't believe that self love is about being entitled or selfish. But I do believe that how we think about ourself, the compassion that we give ourself, the value that we see in our own story directly connects to how we are able to love those around us. Now, I said I'm a person of faith and I believe that love comes from God and if you haven't heard that God is love then I'm going to tell you the truth that I believe today. God is love and he loves you and he loves me. When I think of God's love for me it impacts my identity. It impacts my view of myself. When I am content in God's love then I am able to go love others as I am loved, as I love myself and with the value I see in myself because of who God says I am and his love for me. So today, how you see yourself matters because how you see yourself impacts how you engage with others. I have seen it and know it to be true for my own self, when I am not being kind to myself, when I don't value myself then I don't value those around me. I take myself out of the game and don't share myself generously with them and everyone misses out in that situation. So today, think about how you see yourself. If you want to know more about my faith journey I would love to share it with you. Reach out to us at the Love, Sophia Project.

I'll meet you here tomorrow.