We all want to be loved by the ones we love and/or care for, we want everyone at work to like us, we want our friends to be our friend forever, but sometimes we don’t get all that we want. We become disappointed if we are not loved or feel worthy. Our feelings are legit, but it is how we feel about ourselves that counts the most.

When we invest in ourselves, we are much happier. When we invest in ourselves we show others how much we respect ourselves, which in turn shows others how we want to be treated. I have invested so much of my life trying to make others feel good about themselves while also teaching we are all worthy, that I forgot about myself.

Please don’t misunderstand me, I love helping people, helping others is my life goal. What I forgot, while enjoying how much I was helping others, was to invest in myself at the same time. I started feeling an emptiness within. I was enjoying what I was doing so much, I forgot about myself…..until I looked in the mirror and saw a face that wasn’t full of joy and looked tired.

I was shocked at the face in the mirror. I was surprised how sad that face looked when I was enjoying what I was doing. I realized I had stopped investing in myself and boy did it show. I had gained some weight, my face was breaking out from lack of investing in taking care of it, and I wasn’t getting the amount of sleep I should. I also noticed I was becoming sad. I was sad because I forgot about the person who was so invested in helping others, she forgot to invest in herself. We cannot help others if I do not care for ourselves.

When we forget about investing in ourselves, we will slowly lose interest in developing ourselves to become continuously stronger, healthier, happier, and adventurous. We have to be our best selves if we want to flourish with our hopes and dreams. I am one of those “list” people and I noticed on my calendar, I forgot to put in “Alexis Time.” I was was so excited about what I was doing, I forgot to put down “me time,” and it was showing.

My lesson here is….do what you love doing, but do not forget to invest time in yourself. We are a stronger individual when we invest in ourselves with exercise, sleep, and doing things that make us happy. I’m back on track again. Trust me when I say, when we do something we have such a strong passion for, we tend to forget about ourselves. This won’t be the last time I forget about myself, but the time in between becomes less and less time because I am worth investing in. Realizing my strengths and weaknesses is always a wonderful step.

Do what you have a passion for, but don’t forget to continue to invest in yourself.

Trust the Journey and Life Lessons,

Alexis