Learning how to honor and put ourselves first is one of the most challenging and rewarding tools we can master for our self-development. It’s always so much easier to put others first or to just mentally, emotionally and physically check out. Why is this the reality for most? Because it’s habitual. We are what we practice most and when we get into the “rut” it’s so easy to say fuck it and to put ourselves second. What happens when we put ourselves second? A couple of things. For one we undermine our own value and worth and two we really can’t show up for those in our lives 100%. It’s counterproductive to what most want to accomplish and more importantly how we want to feel. Will there be days you just want / need to rest? Absolutely! This is actually quite critical for the body and mind to recover, but to also reset and recharge. My coach recently told me. “Lisa, we all need to reset. We are like a cell phone (mine constantly dies) it runs out of battery and what do you need to do?” You need to plug it in and charge it up.
