Put Yourself On
Becoming acquainted with yourself is a price well worth paying for the love that will really address your needs.- Daphne Rose Kingma
Welcome back all of my followers and newbies. #ArtofA Why is it so hard for people to put themselves first? Why is it even considered a problem when we choose to put ourselves first? This week post Is all about selfishly putting yourself first. It’s about neglecting everything in the outside world and taking time for yourself. It’s about stopping the world for you how you’ve been stopping it for others. I’m sure that we all know of those people who will go above and beyond for others. Those people that put others first and constantly put themselves last. Don’t get me wrong it’s not a bad trait to have but you are your own responsibility and you need love from you as well. In the world today we all have that giving personality or spirit. Then when we sit and reflect your wondering where is your help, where are those people who will go above and beyond for you? When do you get a break?
We go through a lot of situations in our lives where we should put ourselves first but instead, we put ourselves last. You always need time to yourself it’s called ME TIME. You need time away from family, friends, kids and even your significant other. Here’s an example, you have a family member on drugs and you have tried every rehab to get them clean, You have spent every dollar in your pocket trying to get them clean, you’ve taken away from your own work, children and social life to simply care for this individual that you love and care so dearly for. Your family member isn’t taking any of this serious and it’s been 2 years of your time, money, dedication and hard work and they’re still not clean. You think about leaving, moving on or even giving up. Instantly you get that feeling that if you decided to stop all help and selfishly focus on you then somehow you’re now considered a bad person. Listen to me you’re not. It’s time for you to take all of that amazing energy and spend time with yourself, love yourself, etc. You can do it and it’s okay to do it. I’m sure it’s many other situations where you’re giving more of your time to something that could be physical, mentally and emotionally but I’m telling you its time to stop, step back and be selfish for you. Put yourself first to the point others begin to notice. You tell them I’m selfishly taking Me some ME TIME. Hopefully, they understand and if they don’t Fuck them because it’s your time and they should RESPECT it. Take a risk and enjoy your life with no worries, questions, or concerns.
When you’re ready to take that time take it proudly don’t feel bad. Don’t feel as if you have neglected responsibilities that you may have felt obligated to because you are your own responsibility. Caring for yourself is a priority it should be the first thing on your list. Personally, I feel that it is really hard for woman because we give, give, give and leave only the crumbs for ourselves. I know for a fact I am that woman. I give, give, give expecting nothing in return because I simply care so deeply and love that person so much. Sometimes it backfires and then sometimes all good comes out of my giving. I’m learning to now focus more on me, give to myself and selfishly be more about me. Understand this will be a journey but I am learning that I have to love me and put myself first now. So I’m now going above and beyond for me, moving mountains for me and I’m doing it freely. Part of putting yourself first is by making time for the things you love to do that truly make you happy. This is how I am sure that I am putting myself first and I think you should try it as well. I write out a list of the top 6 things that truly make me happy. I rewrote that life and along side each one, I put down the last time I did it. I analyze it and I began to make myself happy. I stop looking at what makes me happy on paper and I start acting on what makes me happy. I encourage you all to SELFISHLY PUT YOURSELF FIRST AND BE HAPPY ABOUT IT, DONT QUESTION IT AND DONT DOUBT IT, JUST DO IT!!!!! PUT YOURSELF FIRST, BY SELFISHLY SETTING YOURSELF FREE OF OTHERS…..
Thanks for reading and I hope that you come back for more next time. Feel free to like, share and leave comments. #ArtofA
July 17, 2017 at 2:26 pm
This has started to be me in the last week — finally!
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July 17, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Yasss 💯💕 I support it #PuttingYourselfFirst
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July 17, 2017 at 4:30 pm
I feel like you wrote this post for me. I’ve been wrestling with putting myself first before others. Too many times I’ve put others before me and end up getting hurt. Thank you for this post. Definitely have to think about ME
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July 17, 2017 at 4:44 pm
Yes Yes you have to out yourself first no matter what. And you gave to be selfish about it. So this is for you and I pray you start putting yourself first
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July 17, 2017 at 4:55 pm
I will definitely work on doing so
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July 18, 2017 at 4:26 pm
This really made my day. From what we’ve been told the wife and I are the backbone to the family. Meaning everybody on both sides of the family are always coming to us for help (financially, mentally, any/all support) and we try our best but either leaves us with no time for ourselves or in some cases an argument. Thanks for this appreciate it.
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July 20, 2017 at 12:07 am
Your welcome I’m glad you liked this one and I hope you were inspired to put yourself first now 💯💕
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July 19, 2017 at 12:45 pm
Great post , true words spoken on here – look forward to your next one X
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July 20, 2017 at 12:07 am
Thank you so much for reading, I hope you come back next time 💕
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July 25, 2017 at 10:04 am
This is a really good blogpost!! Hope this gives the people a little reminder to think about themself.
Bye Anni
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July 25, 2017 at 10:05 am
Thank you for reading
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July 25, 2017 at 11:09 am
Exactly thanks for reading
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July 26, 2017 at 9:01 am
Great post, I totally agree #putyourselffirst cos if you’re not right with your world you’re no use to anyone 🙂
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July 26, 2017 at 9:31 am
Thanks for enjoying this post ❣️
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July 27, 2017 at 2:07 am
Love this post 🙂
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July 27, 2017 at 2:24 am
Thank you for reading my post and loving it ❤️
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July 28, 2017 at 2:13 pm
Such a motivational post! Thanks for the inspiration and positive vibes!
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July 28, 2017 at 2:15 pm
Your welcome I’m glad you enjoyed this post ❣️
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August 31, 2017 at 5:57 am
Hey Dear,
Lovely post up here.
Sure, it’s good to always put others first in whatever you are doing but its also necessary you take time to love yourself and put you first.
My first visit to your Blog
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