Many of us use these things to gauge love in our outer world. If we date someone we look at what they look like, judge what they do for a living or where they have been to school. Not realizing none of these things actually are who the person is.
What is the deeper meaning of loving another or even loving ourselves? It stems from an age old idea of compassion. Compassion for ourselves and others. Knowing that what we do should not be disregarded but held in a place in our hearts for understanding on a higher level. Understanding that we make mistakes and that is what brings us into our higher learning. Knowing that others too will make mistakes that will ultimately bring them into a higher form of understanding.
The level of the mistake is inconsequential. It can be someone who has murdered another or someone who had inadvertently hurt anothers feelings. Both actions create consequence and both create opportunities to overcome and learn from the heart an opportunity to elevate oneself to the next level.
Compassion for oneself means to look at what we do and who we think we are from a point of divinity. If you were the God, Allah, the higher power looking down at yourself you most likely would look upon yourself with compassion and love. Doing so allows you the freedom to grow and doesn't constrict you to a set of rules and guidelines about who you are but allows for who you are becoming.
So hold loosely the thought about who you are and look compassionately at yourself. Loving yourself allows yourself to look in the mirror and instead of saying look at those god aweful fat rolls, look at yourself as God Himself would and say "Look at how beautiful a being I am. Filled with potential and blossoming into my own divine self."
Michael would say be open like a child. Open to the possibility of all things instead of the limitations. Open to love who you are becoming. Not limiting yourself on who you might think you are. Just love.
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