Someone once asked...

“Why do I feel guilty whenever I put myself first?”

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Someone answered with kindness...

A father once told me he felt selfish taking thirty minutes each morning to sit quietly before his children woke. I asked what kind of father showed up in the other twenty-three and a half hours, on the days he skipped that thirty minutes. He knew immediately. A worse one. Putting yourself first, in small doses, isn't the opposite of caring for others. It's usually the maintenance that makes the caring possible at all. Guilt shows up here not because you did something wrong, but because you were taught that your needs come last on every list, including your own.

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Another soul answered...

you shouldn't feel guilty because thats taking care of YOU first you need to help yourself first human.

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Another soul answered...

Because you carw people more than yourself.. I'm doing that too, but..sometimes, care yourself too...

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Another soul answered...

Because you were taught to feel that way so you dont have power

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