“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection (Buddha).” What if I loved myself as much as I love those close to me? We don’t think about loving ourselves. Yet, loving ourself means we’re able to forgive ourself, act compassionately and kind toward ourselves, and encourage ourself. When we love ourself we don’t subtract from loving others, we enable ourself to love others more deeply.