“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius
Everything starts with the self. While things happen to us that are out of our control, we are always in the same starting point – with ourselves.
Although we try to control those outside things to change our own fate or circumstances, this is madness.
We cannot change what we cannot control.
So where do we start?
We start with the self.
With regards to being respected, if we respect ourselves, others will respect us.
Others admire a person who respects themselves, for what else can we do but respect such people?
Does this not follow the golden rule in some fashion? Do unto others as you would do unto yourself?
We can flip it and say, do onto yourself as you would wish others to do unto you.
If we wish to find love, give it first to ourselves.
If we wish to find success, build it first ourselves.
If we wish for others to be comfortable around us, be comfortable with ourselves.
All change begins with ourselves. All outcomes begin with ourselves. The way the world sees us begins with how we see ourselves.
It is up to us to determine what that will be.
KEEP THE OLD WARM 
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