Love Yourself

"Love yourself", they say. A single sentence that triggers so much in me. "I don't want to be selfish. I don't want to be arrogant. I don't want to put myself above others." - These are all socially shaped concepts with which I do not want to identify. Then a realization: loving myself does not mean putting myself above others. But to finally see myself as an equal. Not only understanding and feeling compassion for everyone else, but also for myself.