YOU FIRST - THEN THEM

Good morning everyone.  Are you one of those people who puts everyone before yourself?  Those who do are not just moms either.  They are husbands who work hard to provide for their families, they are grandparents who focus on their children and grandchildren and they are friends who are a support system.

People who put themselves behind those in need are all of us at one time or another.  As kind and wonderful as you might think that is, it is depleting.  When you take your energies and give it to everyone else but yourself, what are you left with?  Not much. 

This is another example of how thinking of yourself is not conceited but absolutely necessary for your well being and that of the ones you choose to care for.  Today's quote is, "We must focus on our lives first before being effective for someone else."  It only makes sense.  How can we be truly helpful to anyone if we are last on the list.  We can't.  It's just not possible.  

When I say that we must focus on ourselves and our lives it means that we must take care of ourselves first in order to be useful to others.  How do we do that?  Simple.  Take a walk.  Get a good night's rest.  Eat well.  Get a massage if that's what you like.  No longer do you need to spend a fortune for one, there are places all over that are really reasonable.  Instead of saying, what you should do, DO IT!  And please carve out some fun time for yourself.  

Taking care of yourself doesn't need to be an enormous undertaking.  Do something small every single day so that rather than depleted you are refreshed enough to be a help, a support and a rock for all those you love and care for!

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Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone! ~Love, Amy