If you love yourself you can give and
                         receive love from others without
                         feelings of guilt
                                   Because
                         Loving yourself is assuming
                         responsibility for your behavior
                         and being responsible to loved ones.

                         Loving yourself is having self-respect
                         and respecting others feelings.

                         Loving yourself is being productive -
                         letting go of destructive tendencies
                         which hurt others but
                         most of all you.

                         Loving yourself accepts and forgives
                         your shortcomings and those of others.
                         Loving yourself nurtures your positive
                         strengths, renewing you, reflecting
                         harmony with others.

Give yourself and others
                         the greatest gift - LOVE

Over the next few months I will be sharing some of my popular prose poems which I hope will
give you a sense of renewal This poem was written before I had any intentions of writing a
book. Self love generates feelings of confidence and well-being, helping us to be flexible as
we learn and grow. Then we are able to discard the old negative tapes and move to a new
dialogue of positive interactions, building on our strengths.  Let us accept this challenge…