Put Yourself First.

Dear Diary, 

                    I cannot stress ENOUGH how important it is to put yourself first (after God of course), especially as a young adult now. I've seen so many people get walked all over because they're just giving people which is good, but not to the point where it's benefitting other people and hindering themself. And people I think sometimes get, "putting yourself first", as being selfish when it really isn't. Putting yourself first can be as simple as dedicating 10 minutes a day for just yourself and your thoughts. People usually feel guilty for putting themselves first but the first step in getting rid of that guilty feeling is realizing that you can't make everyone happy, it's literally impossible. If you try to make everyone happy, you won't be happy yourself and why aren't you gonna be happy? That's not cute to not be happy. Putting yourself first also doesn't mean being SUPER independent and doing everything on your own, but having to confidence to ask help when needed instead of sacrificing time for something you don't understand or need assistance with. If you spend all your time people pleasing and putting other first, you'll forget how to have fun alone and put yourself. You can still have significant relationships with others with the satisfaction of having your needs met.