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You Are Important Too
Bless those around you by shining your beautiful light
Chances are good that you care a lot about other people. I know this because I tend to attract an audience of spiritual seekers and people trying to do good in the world.
I’m grateful that you are that way, and I hope you never change that about you.
There is an aspect of my personality that causes me pain sometimes. That is this ability to care about other people’s needs while neglecting my own.
Let me be clear. There is nothing wrong with self-sacrifice in the service of others. People do that all the time. When I see someone going out of their way to be there for someone else, I applaud them. Thankfully, our world is full of people who care about others and will literally put their life on the line to help. Without these people, our world would be a very cold place.
What I’m referring to is the habitual lifestyle choice to always think of ourselves as the least important person to care about. That’s when it becomes unhealthy.
The healthiest people I know are those who care about themselves as much as they care about other people. Loving the self becomes as important as loving others.
When love for self is expressed in the world all kinds of wonderful things can…
