self-care is not selfish

‘Love

your

neighbor

as

yourself’

Taking care of our emotional, physical and spiritual self is not selfish.  We spend time taking care of others first, we make family, friends and work our priorities. We fly headlong into doing for others without setting boundaries. And we don’t see how it may indirectly impact us, in the moment or in the future. We just power through taking care of our “to do lists.”

We should acknowledge to ourselves that it’s ok to take steps to take care of our physical health and well being, including hygiene, nutrition, managing stressors, and seeking medical care if needed.

In essence, we must love ourselves, show self-care and self-compassion so that we can effectively follow God’s commandment to love our neighbor as we love ourselves(1). We cannot love others if we have no love and care for ourselves.

We Say Love You

Take good care, Rosemary

 Selfcare Says Love You tm

Note (1) “37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[c] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’d 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40