maturity is knowing that when your mood is down you should not trust the way you see yourself - Yung Pueblo

honesty creates intimate connections
and decreases the turbulence of life

dishonesty creates distance and problems
that have to be dealt with in the future

control creates tension, but trust leaves space for individuality and opens the door to vulnerability. calm communication, clear commitments, and the willingness to support each other’s happiness make the union stronger.

The understanding of self-love that makes the most sense to me is much more internal. It is the way you relate to yourself with compassion, honesty, and openness. It is meeting every part of yourself with unconditional acceptance, from the parts that you find easy to love, to the rough and imperfect parts that you try to hide from. Self-love begins with acceptance, but it does not stop there. Real self-love is a total embrace of all that you are while simultaneously acknowledging that you have room to grow and much to let go of.