Tell Yourself Today – Stop Being There When…

Sometimes, we love people so much we shed our own self-value and go out of our ways to be there for others.

And sometimes, we give from the heart, only to find that because you've always been there 100% in the past…your value is diminished because it's unquestioned.  Like the sunrise…how often do we actually really appreciate the gloriousness of something we see every day?

But there comes a time when honestly….you have to tell your guardian angel that it really does go both ways.

I recently experienced this myself.   The details are unimportant….let's just say that finally, I'm internalizing it really is *not* my responsibility to be there for some people or look out for some people or give of myself to some people when it's just not returned.

I had chosen that with my eyes open.  Fact is, the benefits those actions gave me were actually rather tremendous; I can look at myself in the mirror and say, "I always treated XYZ with honor and compassion, no matter what my personal feelings might have been."   I'm big on loving who I am, see.  🙂

Thus today, tell yourself that you will stop being there for people who choose not to value the gift you are.  Life is too short to sell yourself short…no matter how "from the heart" your intentions might be.

Grow strong,

Barbara Ling