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Jesus tells us: __ove your neighbor as yourself_ (Mk 12:31). How can we love our neighbor if we can__ or won__ love ourselves, at least a little? When we hold ourselves to unrealistic standards, that perfectionist attitude can__ help but trickle down. It becomes harder to have compassion for others if we have no compassion for ourselves.
Mary DeTurris Poust Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God
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Jesus tells us: __ove your neighbor as yourself_ (Mk 12:31). How can we love our neighbor if we can__ or won__ love ourselves, at least a little? When we hold ourselves to unrealistic standards, that perfectionist attitude can__ help but trickle down. It becomes harder to have compassion for others if we have no compassion for ourselves.
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Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God

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