Love yourself first.

We all have many goodnesses ( positivities ) within us and a few negativities.

Overall speaking, we all are good people by heart. ( because that is our nature, we were born with it )

But somehow, our nature has become such that our negativities always stand out more to us.

That’s because we are too conscientious, and this backfires on us.

We keep on mulling on our negativities all the time.

We try to fight them, try to remove them, etc.

This attention of ours makes them look REAL.

In the process, we start living a negative life.

A negative life means a life of duality.

One part of the mind keeps them real by keep thinking about them.

And the other part of the mind wants to walk away from them.

This is the duality.

Mind is divided, which means we live a friction-full life, where the negatives are REAL, and to be free from them, a distant dream.

Come out of it.

We all have many good qualities – generosity we expressed at times for the neediest, the joyful, innocent times we spent with our friends, righteous duties that we routinely perform for our family, etc.

These positivities in our minds, even though they are there, remain neglected.

They never get our attention.

So, we need to make them stand out and get recognized. ( without making an Ego out of it ).

So, it’s time to give due attention to our good qualities.

This way, our mind starts filling with positive vibes.

This will start washing away the pollution of negativities very subtly.

We will start having a positive image of ourselves.

Contentment and peace will get established in our minds.

After this, we will start appreciating others’ positive attributes also, rather than their negatives.

But loving yourself is the first step.

Make it a reality and live in that reality.

Then, Godliness will not be far, for you and the people around you.