This, self-love, has been one of my own greatest lessons. I have spent a lifetime questioning my own worthiness and my own goodness. I have been, as many of you may relate to, a compulsive giver. Giving my time, energy, love, and resources to others in a compulsive bid to find validation. Is that true giving? Selfless on the one hand, self-seeking on the other.

One of the greatest acts of service one can engage in is self-love. Unlike compulsive over-giving, which inevitably leads to depleti...