Between Yourself Everyone Else
This week I am thrilled to welcome Guest Blogger, Keri Kight from Florida. Kerri is a burst of sunshine! I know you will love her post and this very important message.
Love is limitless, endless, and expansive. You can’t use it up, and you can’t run out of it. And that’s the beauty in it.
Have you ever felt like you’re not giving yourself enough love? Or that you’re running yourself ragged trying to take care of everyone and everything else around you? If so, then it’s time for an intervention.
It may seem like there just isn’t enough hours in the day, but really we just need to prioritize. Your health, happiness, and sanity are so very, very important, and if you aren’t putting time and effort into making sure they’re in tip top shape, you will start to feel overwhelmed.
Loving yourself means taking care of your needs, making sure you’re happiness level hasn’t taken a dive, and just being kind to yourself. Have you been kind to yourself today?
How do you take care of yourself? Are you giving yourself compliments? Are you allowing yourself alone time to meditate, pray or reflect? Are you pampering yourself by reading, having your nails done or taking a mini vacation? If you answered no to all of the questions, then it’s time to talk.
I want you to schedule in 5 minutes today to do something for yourself. Don’t put it off until tomorrow. Schedule it in today because you deserve it. I schedule an hour a day for myself because it refreshes my mind, body and soul. I’ve felt what it’s like to feel unloved, and I don’t want to let myself back into that situation. Start with 5 minutes, and work your way up to 10, 15, then 20 minutes. You’ll thank yourself for it.
What happens when you are taking care of yourself?
- You experience a calming feeling.
- You are giving yourself much deserved love.
- You are acknowledging that you are worthy of love.
- You are showing others that you deserve your down time. So how does this correlate with balancing love for everyone else in your life?
When you are giving yourself love, you have more love to give to everyone around. When you are full of love, it is much easier to accept love from others. When you are loving yourself, you notice when you’re running low on the feeling, so you know when to stop and give yourself some love.
It’s a beautiful balance, loving yourself and loving others. Yes, I did say that love is endless. But it is much easier to spread love when you are feeling it yourself.
So go out there, be kind to yourself, and you’ll have more opportunities to spread kindness and love to others.
Bio: Keri Kight is on a mission to help women build their self confidence and find their true happiness. While teaching children in the public schools, she became restless and bored, until she figured out her true passion: teaching women to love themselves. Keri suffered several years with low self worth, destroyed self confidence, and poor self esteem. Through her own experience and knowledge, she teaches women how amazing life truly is by helping them achieve real happiness. You can find her at http://www.kerikight.com where you can download her free guide: 5 Secrets to Living a Happy, Healthy Life.
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