First Things First

Take Care of What is Yours!

With so much need in your world, take care of you. With so many questions to be answered, listen to you. With so many places to go, be at home with you. With so much to be given, give first to you,

You are Important. You are the seer and the listener. You are the healer and the comforter. You are the gift and the giver.

When you have not seen what is right and true, you may not have listened to you. When you are not comforting yourself, you may remember to heal and be whole. When you have not received the gift, you may not realize the gift you are. Care first for you precious Self and the Gift You Are.

You are the message and the messenger. You are the example and role model. You are the loving and beloved. You must treat yourself as the precious Being You Are.

Honor your Calling. Live your Purpose. Follow your Dream. Be true to you.

When you allow yourself to be distracted, delayed or detoured, you lose your way. When you deny yourself the listening and peace you deserve, no one can hear your message. When you continue on the road and leave your Self behind, you get confused in purpose. When you linger too long with those who don’t care, no one is caring for you.

Give yourself the care you deserve. Take time with yourself to listen to your message. Be where you are with peace and renewal. Honor the Gift you came here to give.

Give your Self the Abundance of Love you are here to receive. Leave not your whole and holy Self and take great care of you This is your place and your time to truly Love You.

From Louise Hay ©1988 HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF

1. STOP ALL CRITICISM Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive.

2. DON’T SCARE YOURSELF Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It’s a dreadful way to live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure (mine is yellow roses), and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasure thought.

3. BE GENTLE AND KIND AND PATIENT Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be patient with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking. Treat yourself as you would someone you really loved.

4. PRAISE YOURSELF Criticism breaks down the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing.

5. BE KIND TO YOUR MIND Self hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don’t hate yourself for having the thoughts. Gently change your thoughts.

6. SUPPORT YOURSELF Find ways to support yourself. Reach out to friends and allow them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need it.

7. BE LOVING TO YOUR NEGATIVES Acknowledge that you created them to fulfill a need. Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill those needs. So, lovingly release the old negative patterns.

8. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY Learn about nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about exercise. What kind of exercise can you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple you live in.

9. MIRROR WORK Look into your eyes often. Express this growing sense of love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself looking into the mirror. Talk to your parents looking into the mirror. Forgive them too. At least once a day say: “I love you, I really love you!”

10. LOVE YOURSELF...DO IT NOW Don’t wait until you get well, or lose the weight, or get the new job, or the new relationship. Begin now, and do the best you can.

I am loving you always, Betty Lue

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