You Are Important Too

Bless those around you by shining your beautiful light

Chances are good that you care a lot about other people. I know this because I tend to attract an audience of spiritual seekers and people trying to do good in the world.

I’m grateful that you are that way, and I hope you never change that about you.

There is an aspect of my personality that causes me pain sometimes. That is this ability to care about other people’s needs while neglecting my own.

Let me be clear. There is nothing wrong with self-sacrifice in the service of others. People do that all the time. When I see someone going out of their way to be there for someone else, I applaud them. Thankfully, our world is full of people who care about others and will literally put their life on the line to help. Without these people, our world would be a very cold place.

What I’m referring to is the habitual lifestyle choice to always think of ourselves as the least important person to care about. That’s when it becomes unhealthy.

The healthiest people I know are those who care about themselves as much as they care about other people. Loving the self becomes as important as loving others.

When love for self is expressed in the world all kinds of wonderful things can happen. The person who loves themselves realizes that not only are they worthy, but that others are worthy also. It’s in the acknowledgment of the beauty of all that one can see the beauty of themselves.

When we become conscious of how we are connected and important to all living beings, we will be able to see that we are important to all living beings.

You become part of the healing energy of the world when you can acknowledge your importance.

The way I see it is that embracing my importance is embracing God. Being made in the image and essence of God, acknowledging my importance gives a shout of praise to the One who loves me unconditionally.

How does it feel to read this? Are you able to take it all in? Honestly, I’m usually not. If you’re having trouble with it, you’re not alone. In our culture, we are not encouraged to see ourselves as great or to express that we are magnificent. But I think this is exactly what our Creator wants us to do. My Creator smiles when I do something that benefits my life, because my Creator cares about me.

When I know I’m important I will know that you are important too. My affirmation of myself affirms you, and it blesses the One who made all of us. We then become bound together in this beautiful affirming energy of praise and blessings.

I suggest that you try affirming your importance. It feels good because you’re doing good in the world when you do.

Essay by John C. Davis © 2021 All Rights Reserved

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