There is an underlying message of putting others first that is inherent in the concept of self-love.
We can't truly love others until we love ourselves. So, how do we accomplish that?
A lot of what we do to take care of ourselves is based on the underlying belief that we're not good enough. That belief has to stop.
Live in your feelings for a moment. What are they telling you?
The key to feeling love is to feel the feeling of caring for someone.
When do we know if we've truly reached the point of loving ourselves?
A young man discusses what it means to be happy in the context of living in a big city and with a high-stress job.
Three people discuss the the meaning of happiness. For some it's living a good life and flourishing; for others it's the little things.
Do you know whether ginger grows on the ground or in a tree? Unfortunately for the man in this video, neither does he.
This story brings alive the Chinese idiom about contentment. It depicts how a small little bird that is not strikingly beautiful stays happy every day.
The story continues with Liu Bang plotting to seize the strategically-important Guanzhong area with a clever tactic of deception dubbed "To Secretly Cross at Chencang." After defeating Xiang Yu, Liu Bang went on to found the Han Dynasty.
A grizzly tale of a mysterious series of murders in Qing-era Guangdong gives us a saying which means "an absence of justice." This video explains the origins of the phrase and breaks down its meaning character by character.
This Eastern Han-era story of a principled man who turned down a duke's invitation is the origin of an expression which means "to flatter and suck up to."
Learn how the story of two impostors inspired the idiom, "To catch a turtle in a jar" (To go after easy prey).
Learn how a trusting shepherd inspired the idiom, "To usher the wolf into the house" (To ask for trouble).
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Gain a quick overview of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar.
Why is the Spring Festival the favorite holiday for children?
Why is Spring Festival called Guo Nian (passing the year)?
How did an old lady manage to scare the Nian away?
How did the villagers drive away the Nian?
Why do we call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival?
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