YOU are the most important person in YOUR life!

   So I was the receiver of some unfortunate news. Someone shared with me their concerns for a friend that just didn't seem to understand the importance of self worth and standards. Ladies and Gentlemen, as the title reads YOU are the most important person in YOUR life! Even if you have children, a husband/wife, significant other, YOU ARE STILL MORE IMPORTANT THAN THEM! If you don't take care of yourself and have your own best interest at heart then who will? Its easy to jump at the question and say, "Oh, My friend knows how I feel or what I need." Great, live in delusion if you want but listen and learn this early in life. You have to take care of yourself physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.  You know what you want and would like to get out of life so protect those virtues and DO NOT let others dictate to you.  Stand up for what you believe in and BE YOU. People only treat you the way you let them treat you. Treat yourself with respect and others will mirror your efforts.
    Have standards. If you don't have expectations of those around you they will act or say things that you feel are not appropriate but if you establish early in the friendship/relationship what your expectations are, there will be no surprise when you remind them.
  I'll leave you with this quote that I have heard from my childhood, "“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” -Dr. Seuss

Hey!

Things have been a little crazy, I will try and post more going forward. These past few days have taught me a lot. We are human and we are bound to make mistakes but do not, I repeat DO NOT let your past dictate your future. We go through life looking for answers when in all actuality our life is our answer! We have experienced situations (good or bad) for a reason. With the hopes that we will learn and store each outcome to these situations in our memory bank of life. Listen to those who have gone through similar situations but ultimately listen to your heart. Only YOU know YOU better than any one else. Live life but don't forget that experiences give way learning. Wisdom is ability to know have insight and know when things are right using applied knowledge. In passing I've heard this quote numerous times, "In order to know where your going, you must know where you came from." Don't lose sight of the past while aiming for the future.

1st post... Welcome!

HEY! Excited to create my first post on the blog. I've been meaning to create one for a while. My purpose is to create a space where we can all appreciate the most important thing we have today, LIFE! Future posts will include (but is not limited to), having a positive attitude, laughing in the face of adversity and just uplifting your spirit. Feel free to share your own words of encouragement or anything you think is worth sharing to bring a smile to the readers face. I leave you with this quote that reinforces what is important:

          "Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."-Anonymous