Learning to love yourself through hardships |17 April 2025

Christelle Leon (third left) with her parents, sister and brothers (Photo: Contributed)

Learning to love yourself through hardships

By Mandy Bertin

I recently attended a seminar on love and as the speakers were taking turns talking about this much-appreciated topic, I realised that they had all forgotten about one important element – self-love.

As I reflected on what was being said, I asked myself how can we define love as giving to others and not think of oneself? How can you give love if you do not even know how to love your own self?

Across the years, I have learned the meaning of self-love the hard way. I went through so many hardships before I could understand that I needed to embrace my strengths, value my inner peace and not to search for love elsewhere, but to start from within. Once you learn to love yourself, you will radiate it and you will attract the right people and opportunities your way.

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