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Most of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted just the way we are. Our hearts' desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us. They accept us. They appreciate our contributions to the world. While it would be wonderful to have these types of relationships with all people, we know that that's hard to do. We can, however, have them with some others, but only when we first have them with ourselves and, ironically, this is often the hardest relationship of all. One of the reasons many of us find it hard to love ourselves is because we do not realize that we are already loved in the mostdivine（神圣的）way. God loves us, totally and unconditionally. It's hard for many of us to believe this fact because we know how imperfect we are, and we believe we have to be perfect before God will love us. The truth is that God's love makes us perfect, even with ourimperfections（残次品）. By knowing this truth intellectually and believing it spiritually, we not only love ourselves more; we love others more as well. Do you love yourself? You may think you do, but do you really? There's only one way to find out by taking a closer look at what you think, say, and do. You may not like some of what you find, but if you're serious about really loving yourself, you can use this insight to do some positive inner work. | 
