Five Minutes

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Take the time today to really know yourself.  In all the hustle and bustle of this day in particular you ask how do you possibly have time to do that.

That is precisely why you should do it.  The hustle and bustle is an illusion.  If you really wanted to take time for yourself – you would.

Even five minutes.  That is an eternity. 

What if you gifted yourself an early present to give yourself 5 minutes today to stop avoiding yourself.

Can you imagine if you were dating yourself?  What messages would you be giving off?  Would you stick around to be with someone who never gave you the time of day?  You’d be out of there or at least think you were crazy to stick around.

So stop taking advantage of yourself – knowing you cannot leave yourself so you can do whatever you want and it won’t matter.

It does matter.  You matter greatly – to me and to everyone.  But you need to matter most to yourself.

Putting yourself at the bottom of the totem pole, the pecking order, the pile – whatever metaphor you like to use – this is not good for you – ever.  Put yourself on top for once – and again and yet again until you see no longer there is a pile.

You cannot put yourself down forever – no matter how much you try.  Because you do matter – greatly – to me and everyone.

And I will say that again for all eternity until you hear it, understand it, and more importantly – live it – be live it for yourself.

You are not selfish when you are on top of the pile – for there is no pile.  Be yourself and encourage everyone else to be themselves too.

You do that best by be living the message for others to see.  How can they know it if they do not see it first for themselves?  By seeing the reflection in you.

You are the one to change the world – if only your world. Do not wait for another to go first.  You will all find yourselves waiting to death.

Take the first step today.  Take just 5 minutes today to gift yourself to you.  Breath deeply and let it all out.  Feel the pent up hustle and bustle drain from your being to reveal a whole brand new you.

You do not need to create that energy to get through this day – or any day.  This pent up energy hides the true you from you.  You cannot live like this for very much longer – something will give but this time it will not be you.

Five minutes – for you.