I remember from a young age I had heard “you cannot love anyone unless you love yourself first”. Finally, at age 40 I understand what that means. Prior, this phrase did not make sense to me. I “loved” the girl friends I had. I “loved” my friends. I “love” my wife. I “love” my kids. …
In my culture, being a Jewish Iranian, we are thought to respect our elders. This means what ever an elder or a parent says, we don’t respond back. But we had that wrong. Let me explain. My mom would say things to me that I would not agree with. In fact, they would really bother …