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How to Love Yourself
- Acknowledge yourself as a whole human being, flaws, imperfections and all.
- Own and embrace your past mistakes.
- Apologize to anyone you feel you have significantly wronged, and then move on.
- Forgive yourself.
- Stop trying to prove your value. You are important.
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