Authentic love of self is the love of God.
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Cherish your own person as of infinite worth---regardless of achievement---simply because of God’s unconditional love for you.
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Eliminate self doubt, shame, blame and the compulsion to prove your worth by achievements.
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…you did knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. – Psalm 139: 13-14
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I have called you by name: you are mine. – Isaiah 43:1
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Find a balance to life between work and recreation, between discipline and indulgence, between making our own good efforts and relying on God’s grace.
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Reverence others as reflections of God, recognizing the divine presence in them regardless of their successes or failures, their sameness or otherness to ourselves.
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Treat all people as equally made in God’s image.
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“Every person has innate dignity, worth, and equality without exception.” - Vatican II
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Ask constantly for the grace needed to make your own best efforts.