One of the two greatest commandments according to Jesus is to love others like you love yourself. Often when i think of this passage, its the 'loving others' bit that seems the most naturally challenging at times. After all, loving yourself... well thats easy isn't? Its not like i'm going to be fighting myself anytime soon, or slagging myself off behind my own back (i'd probably give myself a rather nasty neck injury trying that!).

But do we *really* love ourselves? What does it even mean to love yourself?

Maybe it's chasing after whatever we think makes us happy. Usually this means fulfilling our own desires.

But what if that desire is ultimately bad for us? For instance, if someone does something to satisfy an addiction they have, is that an example of love?

Desires are feelings, and love is more than just a feeling. To quote a song by Massive Attack, ''love is a verb, love is a doing word''; its a commitment to stand by someone, to care for them, to do right by them.

Are you loving yourself? Are you doing right by yourself?