I recently went to a baby shower for someone very close to me and my family. It was so exciting to see 50-or-so women from all different age-groups, and many from far distances, all gathered to celebrate a new person joining the collective human family. That is a lot of love showered on a person who has not yet appeared! Babies are little miracles who bring joy to the world, we seemed to be saying all day.

Yet, how often do we share that same love and appreciation for the miracle of human life with ourselves? It seems so natural to unconditionally love a new baby, but do we extend that same love and compassion to ourselves?