Thursday, July 05, 2012

Do You Respect Yourself?

Do you know yourself?
Do you know what you need?
Do you take care of your own needs first?
Do you honor what is best for you?

Do you love or judge yourself?
Do you give yourself what is good for you or spoil yourself with unhealthy pleasures?
Are you attached or addicted to what hurts you or only choose what helps you?
Do you easily let go of unhealthy habits, people and activities?

Are you willing to not conform with the ignorant talk and behaviors of your friends?
Do you stand up for what is good and true and right for you?
Do you step away from activities that are foolish, unkind and disrespectful of yourself and others?
Have you chosen to treat yourself and others with respect, kindness and love?

In our social culture currently there is a fad of drunkenness and drug-usage.
Whether we drink/drug socially or in private, these habits are unhealthy and unnecessary.
They indicate a societal choice to self medicate with the excuse of relaxing and having a good time.
It is not fun or funny for kids to see their parents drunk, acting like fools or being mean and abusive.

It reminds me how embarrassing it was for anyone to get drunk or even tipsy, when I was a child.
We never saw this at home or on TV.  
It would have scared and confused me.
How can children trust parents who lose control with drugs or with anger and rage?

It is time to set a good example for our children.
Is it time to talk with all others with respect in a normal tone of voice?
Is it the adults responsibility to always stay able to care for our bodies, our children and homes?
It is important that our children be able to count on us to be responsible, reasonable and sane.

I quit drinking all alcohol when I saw it changed the way I talked to my children.
I stopped consuming alcohol (never drugs, prescription or street drugs) when I felt I was not at my best.
I have made a conscious choice to be at my best at all times, so I can live and give my best.
I respect myself and my function in the world as well as being able to respond to all those who count on me.

Do you love and respect yourself enough to stop the behaviors that are not BEST for You?
Are you willing to relinquish anything that may do harm to your mind or body?
Are you ready to stop doing what may endanger others or cause others to disrespect you?
Are you willing to lead the way to living your best and giving your best at all times?

It is time to stop the degradation of families and the downfall of society.
We are the ones here to say “No” to what is unhealthy and say “Yes” to what is Good.
When you make a positive change, everyone is blessed and invited to choose again.
When you forgive the past, you can make new positive changes today for what is best.

Loving us all as we forgive and choose again,
Forgiving and trusting all of us to live our best and give our best!
Betty Lue

Do It Anyway
People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.  
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.  
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.  Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.  
Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy it all overnight.  
Build anyway.  

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous.  
Be happy anyway.  

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow.  
Do good anyway.  

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.  
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.  

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God.  
It was never between you and them anyway.