YOU are IMPORTANT!

How many times has someone referred to you as selfish or uncaring simply because you put yourself first? Because of the name-calling, you shift your thinking, focus and actions away from yourself to others? Well, is there anything wrong with investing in you?

Selfishness is defined as lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure. I am here to tell you being concerned about your own well-being is not being selfish; it's called self-care. Self-Care is defined as the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health or the practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.

Often times, we get bogged down wearing multiple hats (parent/guardian, career person, caretaker, friend, counselor, confidant, etc.) that we forget about taking care of ourselves. Can a empty ATM, dispense cash? Can a car run on empty? Well, neither can we. We spend so much time pouring into others, making sure their lives are running like a well-oiled machine that we forget to pour into ourselves.

I am here to tell you, making yourself a PRIORITY, is critical and a necessity. You can't support someone in what they need if you are drained and depleted mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Declare today, I WILL MAKE MYSELF A PRIORITY! It's NOT the act of being selfish ... it is NECESSARY!