There is so much going on these days around self-care and self-love and yet so many people are looking outside themselves to fulfill the needs they stand in need of...even me.
I personally still think self-compassion and self-love are a bit on the cheesy side but I am slowly learning to talk to myself a bit nicer than a drill sergeant to get things done and taking a bit of pressure off to get them done the right way the first time.
Whether it's a new job, a new baby, a new relationship - personal or professional, there is a learning curve that everyone goes through and I've learned and even coached through the years, that as coaches we still need to have the perspective of the learner.
So you love yourself?
Not in an egotistical way but do you treat yourself the way you want other people to treat you?
Do you "give yourself a break" when the pressure is on and up?
Do you take yourself out to dinner and go to the movies alone when something you want to watch is showing, whether someone else want to join you or not?
In the Bible it says something along the lines of "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them". It is important to treat others well but even more important to treat ourselves well because if we don't take care of ourselves, who will?
Put your own oxygen on first so that when you're taken care of, you have the stamina to take care of others.
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