Posted by GimmeARepeat on October 8, 2007, at 11:41:49
In reply to Self-Love Vs Self-Appreciation, posted by GimmeARepeat on October 7, 2007, at 22:21:22
Uhh..Haven't quite gotten the hang of this forum's format, so bear with me.
I think the difference is self-appreciation goes with thought whereas self-love is emotion. Usually the two go hand in hand, but not necessarily.
You can rationally appreciate yourself, but not love yourself. Like the people who know they have certain abilities and how to use them, but at the same time never feel LOVE for themselves. That was a redundant explanation. Couldn't articulate it well- my bad.
And although it SEEMS more rare, you can love yourself without rationally appreciating yourself. For example...people who are content with what they have and say they're not capable of doing things that they are very well capable of, but don't seem to care. They're still happy. I think that's where the love comes in, but lack of appreciation.Both are integral for reaching our potentials. But I guess self-appreciation is more painful for ourselves, because a certain part of you is never pleased. Feels kind of empty. Self-love is more painful for others who see the world in you and can't understand why you won't reach out and grab it.
A lot of things to do with this I assume works like a domino effect and hell it probably does most of the time, but there's always the exception. These concepts aren't one- but at their best- collectively work as one.
Man... Kind of complicated. So many subtle overtones, but I guess that's what makes this so fascinating.
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