Remember Choose Joy? That was the initial tagline for Afrolicious. My early Sunday school teachers defined joy as Jesus (first) Others (next) Yourself (last). Joy.
Not really. After years of living this way – putting yourself last in particular – you’ll find that it becomes unsustainable. It’s backwards and even Jesus teaches we should examine our hearts first before going off into someone else’s.
I have no pithy words for you (for me). No lofty quotes from philosophers old and new. Just do it. Take care of yourself this weekend. I mean it.
(photo via studentradical)