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Ksenia Anske

June 8, 2016

Finding self-love

by Ksenia Anske


Illustration by Elisa Talentino

Illustration by Elisa Talentino

Illustration by Elisa Talentino

Illustration by Elisa Talentino

What may seem excessive to a casual onlooker, like numerous postings of selfies or constant talk about yourself or conversations about your own personal achievements rather than listening to those of others (and tuning out when someone else speaks), is not arrogance. Not egoism. Not lack of manners. If you really stop and look at that person and set your judgements aside, you'll see that whoever is doing it is actually trying to practice self-love. I say "trying" because this is the first stage of it, the first phase of healing. By focusing on self, by sharing self unreservedly, by loving self in any way one can, similar to that of a child who is excited about something, you can come to the next phase, to where you're assured of your own self-love and you can begin having space to love others. Don't confuse this with unhealthy narcissism that comes from the desire to be watched, not to be seen. 

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TAGS: I once got lost, trying to go around the lake, maybe I should write a story about it, I just wanted to see, if I could go around it, my dad and my step-mom, looked for me for hours, I was yelled at, and my ear was twisted, and I was pushed, when I came back, in front of my little sister, I was scolded and lectured on the way home, and I just wanted, to see, if I could walk around the whole lake, I was devastated, I never tried it again, maybe I should, it's about time, thank you for reading my story, I want to read yours, SHARE