In the Bible, the prodigal son has partied all his inheritance away, then crawls back home, hoping his dad will take him on as a servant. Instead, his father sees him on the road, runs to him, embraces him, puts a ring on his finger and has a big party of welcome. He meets him right where he is.
You don't need to improve yourself before Love embraces you. You don't need to do good deeds to earn Love's love. You are loved in every molecule of your being.
When we know and feel this, we will come to naturally, humbly, healthily, and productively care for others and ourselves.