Mini Motivation #7 - Make an appointment with yourself

Do you doubt yourself? I'll never get this right because I'm dumb!

Do you say things to yourself that are hurtful? I'm so useless I don't deserve to live!

Do you put others before you? If I don't do this for my family, that means I'm a bad person!

Some justify it as selflessness, others "giving myself to the world". You've experienced it. You may have even done it to yourself this week.

Whatever story you tell yourself, it's ok to love yourself first. My Master used to tell me that,

"You can't give others what you don't have."

With practiced moderation, of course. Take the middle path between "loving yourself too much until you become self-entered, selfish and egoistic", and "loving others until it wears you out".

If you find practiced moderation hard, try this:

Spread out the calendar for the month, and block out 20% time for yourself. Time with partners, time with family, time with causes are NOT time for yourself. It can be anything from a solo fishing trip, watching a movie by yourself, curling up with that book you've been meaning to read or even a morning stroll before the world wakes up.

Some people say time and attention is the greatest gift you can give anytime.

Give that to yourself.

Mini Motivation is my own daily strategy to inspire myself. Mostly 3 minute reads.

From Motivation, we gain Inspiration. From Inspiration, we achieve Momentum. And the rest, they say, is history.

Hope it helps nudge you a bit too in the right direction.

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Stay awesome!

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