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Love Thyself
The Bible says that we are to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.This would denote that God wishes for us to hold ourselves in some state of high regard. Many of ue were raised with the idea that we must be all sacrificing. That we must always consider the needs of others above and before our own needs. This philosophy keeps many of us in a constant state of stress, especially women who were raised to meet the needs of everyone else first, before satisfying her own needs. I believe that God would have us find a balance, to be kind, considerate, thoughtful and mindful of those around us, but to also extend those things to ourselves.
Make the choice to be good to yourself, to say no when others make high demands upon your time and energies. Love yourself the way you were raised to love others. Be kind to yourself, give yourself time out or time off now and then. Give yourself time to refresh. You'll have more to give to others and to yourself, if you take time to refresh and replenish.

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