"Loving yourself means honoring yourself and your own feelings first". -- Oprah
How much do you really love yourself?
Are you ready to give yourself a very special Valentine's gift?
Do you put everyone else's needs before your own? Do your children, boss, co-workers, friends, extended family, or family pets always eek out a spot above yours? Do you spend more time taking Fido to his check-ups then yourself?
Do you have time for your own personal growth, career growth, exercise or play needs? Your needs and desires are very important and deserve to be set as a number one priority in your life! Of course, Moms & Dads with young families will need to put their young children's needs before their own, but as they grow up, your needs can start to take center stage again.
I know it's a challenge. With a new blended family consisting of myself, 2 and a half teens, and a new husband --things can get a little hectic at times! With wrestling practice, drivers ed classes, homecoming dresses, ortho and dental appointments, doctor visits, zillions of friends and extracurricular school activities...sometimes it feels like we are mainly chauffeurs for our teens! And those are just their wants and needs. We are exhausted just from helping them live a great life!
But you have to remember that no one else is responsible for your own health and happiness except for you.
So start taking the time and energy to set your desires as top priority and the other things will naturally fall into place. The earth won't stop spinning because you spend some time to take a break. The kids will still get to their soccer practice (although someone else might need to take them since you might elect to take a well-needed bike ride); the dog will get to the vet (tomorrow); and dinner will still get cooked (with a little help from the entire family). Everything important will get done, but it might not all get done by you.
Here are three strategic ways to get started to set Y-O-U up as number one today:
