Happiness

This is something I found when I was doing some reading and it really hit home with me....

"I think it is this sense of completeness that brings women true happiness, and comes when the aspects of our lives are lined up according to our authentic selves. It is the exact opposite of the empty and unhappy feeling that comes when we are doing things because we think we "should be" to fit into social norms, or because of what others might think about us. I've seen many women who appear to be complete and happy from the outside, but on the inside, well, they're downright miserable. When I think about the women that I know that are truly happy, they all (1) "love" what they are spending the majority of their time doing (no matter what that is), (2) they have a healthy sense of self-confidence and feel little pressure to conform to others opinions, (3) they give more than they take, and (4) they make it a priority to take care of themselves."

Why is that I can relate to the first three and live the first three in my life everyday, but have a hard time with that last one? Why do women feel guilty when we do something for ourselves? I can think of a million other things to do for other people instead of doing even a simple act such as putting lotion on my feet! LOL! I think this is something I've been trying to work on the past several months and it has to become a priority.