One who is self-appreciative will not long for appreciation from others.

The golden thread running the lives of History’s most satisfied people is that they all liked themselves a lot.
NA Rowland was a reputed Physicist. He was once called to give his opinion on a scientific matter in a court case. In the court, an Attorney asked him, who he thought was the greatest Physicist in USA. Rowland replied, “I am.” Later a friend told him that he should not have been so boastful. “But I was not boastful,” protested Rowland, “I was under the oath to tell the truth and I told the truth!”

There are too many instances to prove that the more you love yourself, the more self-confident and successful you become. While frolicking around outside, one day Alexander Fleming fell down. His nose started bleeding. He was saved, but his nose was broken and it stayed crooked. Whenever he looked at himself in the mirror and saw his crooked nose, he didn’t think of how he looked; instead, he thought, “A doctor saved my life. I too will become a doctor someday and cure people of all their injuries.” The result – he contributed to the world the antibiotic Penicillin, which has saved millions of people.

It is okay to be your own favorite. In fact, you must be your own favorite. You should grow in love with yourself. There is nothing wrong in admiring one’s own self. We appreciate the world so much, but sometimes we are so uncharitable towards our own self. Let us start appreciating ourselves. When we begin to do that, our eyes won’t beg the world for appreciation. Whenever we do good work, let us applaud ourselves.

Are you asking me, “Why should we blow our own trumpet?” Arre yaar, it is our own trumpet. Even if we do not blow it, then who will? Whenever we brave challenges and overcome them triumphantly, we should feel proud of ourselves.

I have never seen a more self-obsessed person than my sister, Anita. It has been a huge experience growing up with her.. She loves herself to the core. She is 5’1”. Whenever anybody calls her ‘shortie’, she brushes them off saying, “since I am short, I will look younger even in my later years.” Needless to say she has proved it. She is 40+, but still she looks very young. She loves herself beyond her shortcomings; she loves herself beyond the world’s judgment of her.

History is filled with examples of successful people who loved themselves. Our respected APJ Abdul Kalam isn’t his hairstyle. Alexander Fleming wasn’t his nose. Sachin Tendulkar isn’t his height. None of them paid any attention to any of these. They just believed in themselves as they were and as they are.

Self-appreciation and self-love does not by any means mean boasting. Carry a bright image of yourself within you. Remember that you are very special. No one can play your role better than you. Your specialty and uniqueness influences others.

I am my favorite for I love myself. I am happy I am I, and not anyone else.