As I began to love myself, I found that anguish（痛苦） and emotional（感情的） suffering（ 痛苦） are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know this is authenticity（真实性）. As I began to love myself, I understood how much it can offend（冒犯） somebody as I try to force（促使） my desires（愿望） on this person, even though（ 虽然） I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today, I call it respect（尊敬）. As I began to love myself, I stopped craving（恳求） for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded（围绕） me was inviting me to grow. Today, I call it maturity（成热）.

  As I began to love myself, I understood that at any circumstance（情况）, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm（静的）.