Are You Allowing Yourself To Be Abused?

This week is about love and caring and acceptance. Valentine's Day of course.
But do you do that for yourself as well? Do you think it is wrong to stand up for yourself? Do you tend to put others before you? If you do, you may have been taught to do that since you were a child, and consequently you now find yourself depressed and wonder why is the world so cruel.

If you think this is not fair, you would be correct, however, look at life in general and particularly in nature you can see how it is survival of the fittest. So now what are you going to do? You have lived your whole life wanting to believe in altruism and now find that people do not treat you the same. Crappy isn’t it? Still you persevere and make the best of things, always wanting to be good and do good. But one must demonstrate caution in caring or else the sells person will use your good nature against you and pick your pocket clean. Life is balance and you must be mindful in your actions. It does not mean you stop caring or being helpful.

I think one of the best examples of this is the Yin and Yang
It demonstrates how life is balance, and in life there is good and bad and it exists within all of us. Conflictual as it seems, it is what makes us grow. Sunshine all the time would be burn the earth. Think about how some of the nasty people in your life have made you grow.

So keep up the good work and generating that goodness from within, but at the same time don’t give it all away at once, be careful in your dealings with people, as stated in the poem: Desiderata: Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
So today, please take some time to honor yourself. It does not mean you need to really go anywhere, or do anything special. It does mean that you take a few minutes, go within, and honor that place within yourself that is full of love, caring, concern, and consideration. A blessing that you feel deeply within your being. Be there for a little while, and I will do the same. I Honor all of you that I meet and those that I don’t. Be a peace for a few minutes, and think, “Peace, Be Still.
When you come back things will look the same, but don’t stop trying, don’t stop believing, but don't be careless.
May you find a blessing in your day and peace in your heart.
Now go do something good and honor you for being you.

Happy Valentine's Day!