During the recent phase of my journey, I learned important life lessons. Until we have truly learned to love ourselves, we are not able to truly love others as it is only dependency. We know we have not yet learned self love when we still judge others, we fear we are unworthy, we fear abandonment or rejection, and we are frequently offended by words and actions of others. True love for ourselves make acceptance and approval by others irrelevant because we already love and accept ourselves. Stop giving away your power to others. Sending love and peace to you! (Copyright 2016 Awakening Journey with All Rights Reserved)