By Many a time when life was harder on me, I have felt people could have been more considerate with me. I was wincing with my pain, and everyone else said it could be psychological. They should have been empathetic. I was mourning my loss, and my family members blamed me. They should have been supportive. I had too much on my shoulders before leaving for my job every morning. My husband should have been considerate. The friend whom I trusted a lot, who knew every challenge that I was dealing with, backstabbed me. That friend should have been courteous.
How often do we expect people to be more considerate to us? As I was complaining about others, I just got present for what I was doing to myself.
I have joint problems and I should be stretching out more. I have dry skin, I should be applying moisturizer every day. I am dehydrated and I should be drinking more water. I am anemic and I should be eating healthy meals. I am stressed out and I need meditation, I am tired and I need rest. I am overwhelmed and I need to relax a bit. But I am not doing any of this. I am busy helping everybody, everything else other than me seems essential. I practically don’t want to spend time for myself.
How ridiculous! We expect everyone to be considerate of us when we are ignoring ourselves.
Our body and mind speak to us in different forms. Aches, pain, anxiety, exhaustion, and other physical and mental symptoms. Listen to your body. Nothing else is more important than ourselves. It does not matter whether others are considerate towards us or
not. You better be considerate of yourself first.