When you love yourself it is much easier to love others.
Someone told me many years ago to always put others first and yourself last. I got it with being of service to others and caring for others, but something got me thinking if I don’t love myself how can I love others more.
I met this old lady one day in a hospital and noticed how caring she was to everyone she met. After waiting forever to get seen, she said come me son. When I sat next to her she said I noticed you watching me with all the family. I said, well yes I thought it was wonderful how loving you are to everyone you meet. She laughed and said, I was not always so loving. You see I raised my family and put them all first all the time, then one day I felt worn out and kind of mad. There I was giving, serving, and doing for everyone and not one person did a thing for me. I became bitter. Then live really went bad and I did nothing for anyone and everyone was mad.
I said I don’t understand I just watched everyone love you. Oh, yes son. In the mist of the madness I noticed the more I got mad the madder everyone around me got. That is when I changed to love. Yes, I discovered when I loved myself, I could easily share love. I was not giving everything away in my giving or service I was sharing my love in new ways. As I continued to love me first and share that love everyone around me became more loving and helped me too.
Give it try
Much joy and love to you and yours
Someone told me many years ago to always put others first and yourself last. I got it with being of service to others and caring for others, but something got me thinking if I don’t love myself how can I love others more.
I met this old lady one day in a hospital and noticed how caring she was to everyone she met. After waiting forever to get seen, she said come me son. When I sat next to her she said I noticed you watching me with all the family. I said, well yes I thought it was wonderful how loving you are to everyone you meet. She laughed and said, I was not always so loving. You see I raised my family and put them all first all the time, then one day I felt worn out and kind of mad. There I was giving, serving, and doing for everyone and not one person did a thing for me. I became bitter. Then live really went bad and I did nothing for anyone and everyone was mad.
I said I don’t understand I just watched everyone love you. Oh, yes son. In the mist of the madness I noticed the more I got mad the madder everyone around me got. That is when I changed to love. Yes, I discovered when I loved myself, I could easily share love. I was not giving everything away in my giving or service I was sharing my love in new ways. As I continued to love me first and share that love everyone around me became more loving and helped me too.
Give it try
Much joy and love to you and yours
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