no one teaches you that putting yourself first is not selfishness, but survival. you learn to feel guilty for choosing yourself, as if your happiness is somehow less important than everyone else's.

but here is the truth that is hard to accept:
every time you say yes when you want to say no, every time you put your own needs on the back burner to satisfy someone else's, you are slowly draining yourself.

your happiness is not a bonus that appears after you make sure that everyone else is in order.

This is the foundation that allows you to fully express yourself for those you love.

The strongest form of love begins with loving yourself enough to know when to put yourself first.

the more you fill your own cup, the more you have to share with others.