Stay True to You
A few days
ago, while talking to a friend an amazing question was posed. We were talking
about a young person who had vowed to do for another, but had failed to do for
himself. My friend had asked the young man a simple question, “I know what you promised to do for her, but why can’t you do the same
for your own self?”
The young
man had been stymied by the question. He stammered and wondered until it occurred
to him that what he was willing to do for others, he had not been willing to do
for himself.
When I heard
this, I had to look through my own life. Givers
and doers tend to be amazingly loyal---to everyone but themselves.
You promise
yourself a little rest and then you cheat on yourself to make sure that someone
else gets the time and attention they want. You promise yourself a massage, but
then decide that you can use that money for someone else’s wants.
The questions
this morning is simple; what are you
willing to do for you?
What have you done for you lately?
Why are you cheating on yourself?
Folks who
are loyal have no problem remaining true to others; the problem is with being
true to themselves.
Don’t get
mad at me, I’m just the messenger.
Now, I’m going to catch
a plane, so I can give a different message to someone else.
Be you, be true, to
you.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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