Respecting self is of the utmost importance. There is a holdover from organized religion where we were urged to view self as the empty vessel, only able to hold god’s love, living an inherently crummy life here.

This is being supplanted, as are many Piscean era paradigms by the Aquarian ones. The Aquarian paradigm is about respecting self w/ the utmost compassion, patience, & love. Being an active partner w/ what we call god or the Universe. We are realizing that we have the capability to generate love & light (L&L) our self, not just be the willing vessel for it. We are moving into being co-creators.

Self love & self respect is completely different from being egotistical. Ego/self is often equated to being egotistical, but these are completely different things. A healthy sense of self (ego) is the foundation on which we expand to connect w/ our higher self (HS).