Yeah, I know…

A lot of people think it’s SELFISH to pay attention to ourselves.

To think about ourselves before thinking about others.

As if that’d be such a terrible thing.

But I just gotta ask…

- How’s it workin’ for ya to keep putting everyone else’s needs before your own?

- How’s it affecting your health to neglect your body and energy levels in favor of doing something for someone else?

- How’s it affecting your mood when you’re doing things for other people, but you’re running on empty and you feel drained and tired?

- How’s it affecting your ability to say no to things that you don’t really want to do, but that you think you *should* do?

A Double-Edged Sword

I know it feels good to do things for other people…

And I’m not suggesting in any way that you should stop doing that.

But what I *am* going to suggest is that if you want to be able to give to other more fully…

And if you want your own life to be full of good feelings, more peace, and more happiness…

And if you want to make it through life without having a major breakdown or health crisis…

And maybe even have some FUN…

Then you’re going to have to start including YOURSELF on the list of people you’re doing nice things for.

That means putting yourself way up toward the tippy top of your list.

Yes, it’s going to take some practice…

And you might stumble with it a bit in the beginning…

But that’s why I’m here with this blog…

So that we can do this TOGETHER.

So here’s something to think about:

What if loving yourself is actually the most UN-selfish thing you could possibly do?

Think about it for a moment. Close your eyes if you want to…

Then share your thoughts in the comments section.