ITS OKAY!

IN THIS FAST PACED WORLD WE LIVE IN, ITS EASY TO PUT MORE TIME AND ENERGY IN OTHER THINGS AND PEOPLE AND NOT DO "SELF MAINTENANCE". NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG, I AM NOT SAYING NOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR DAILY PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT IT IS STILL OKAY TO HAVE SOME "YOU" TIME. FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, IT WAS INSTILLED IN ME THAT TO THINK OF MYSELF FIRST WAS SELFISH. SO I ALWAYS ATTENDED THE NEEDS OF OTHERS. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIX THEM, I WAS, AS THEY SAY A "HOT MESS". WHEN I STARTED WAKING UP PRAYING, TENDING TO MY SPIRITUAL BEING, DOING SMALL THINGS TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL GOOD.I STARTED TO GET IT. I WAS A BETTER HELP WHEN I HANDLED MY SELF FIRST. SO ITS GREAT TO BE A BIG HELP TO OTHERS, BUT ITS DEFINITELY OKAY TO HELP YOURSELF FIRST. STAY INSPIRED AND LOVE TO ALL, JOYCE