I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
But what love got to do with it when you don't love yourself ?
If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
You gotta love yourself, because when you're hurting - you never know who's gonna be around to do the lovin' for ya. You gotta love yourself through the pain.
may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living whatever they sing is better than to know and if men should not hear them men are old may my mind stroll about hungry and fearless and thirsty and supple and even if it's sunday may i be wrong for whenever men are right they are not young and may myself do nothing usefully and love yourself so more than truly there's never been quite such a fool who could fail pulling all the sky over him with one smile
An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.
You become more attractive when you love yourself. You attract the right things when you have a sense of who you are.
I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.
Happiness depends on ourselves.
To love is a brave thing. To be loved, braver still. But allowing yourself to love yourself? That takes the most courage of all.