Putting Yourself First

Well, this will be my second post on this subject because my first post with my article somehow disappeared, but I hope this one will stay.

There is nothing wrong with putting yourself first just as long it is after God, He is always first.🙏🏾 - Shaunelius Sterns

I have always put others before me because it was what I was taught to do, and I was taught that it is better to give than to receive. Well, starting today I am putting myself first. I put myself on the back burner to simmer while I took care of everyone else. I forgot how to take care of myself because I was focused on helping others with what they needed instead of taking care of myself what I needed in my life, and what I wanted to do in my life. I should have put myself on the front burner to boil so I could have focused on myself. I have to think about my future and how I want it to be. I want to be successful in all that I do including what I am doing right now, but I want to be grounded and secure in my success. I have dreams and goals that I want to accomplish and to see come true. I have raised my children. It is time for me to do me. It is time for me to be happy, don’t get me wrong, I loved every minute of raising my children, but it took me forever to do it. I want to be able to go and do what I want to do without being looked down upon.

I know I am not as young as I was, but I deserve to have what I want when I want it.

I am always encouraging someone, but who encourages me? Who is there for me when I am at a low point in my life? Who is there when I need to have to maintain control in a bad situation? No one, that’s who, no one.

I put my life on hold, my dreams, and prepared for my future to be a mother and a wife. I have up what I wanted for myself. I sacrificed a lot only to be ignored. Who was my cheerleader? Who had my back? Who showed me that they had my best interest at heart? No one. So now I am not going to be on the back burner anymore. I am moving to the front burner so I will not forget about myself anymore. I am important too, and so is my future. No longer will I put others before me.

I have to take care of myself. I am not being selfish just because I want to think about myself sometimes. My self-care is important to me. It is how I get rid of the negativity that tries to bring me down. Taking care of myself consists of all the important things that matter to me that concerns me.

Is putting yourself first important to you, or does it matter to you? Well, with that being said, take care of yourself and love yourself.