The deepest reasons to love yourself have nothing to do with anything outside you — not with your body or with others’ expectations of you.

The deepest reasons to love yourself have nothing to do with anything outside you — not with your body or with others’ expectations of you. If you ground yourself in your own goodness, nothing will be able to damage your self-esteem. Take delight in your inner nature, in your virtues, and in all your beautiful qualities.

17th Karmapa
from the book “The Heart Is Noble: Changing the World from the Inside Out”