Being Nice Starts With Me

Today's encouraging and uplifting thought was inspired by my son, who said he had never in all his life, heard me put him down or say something negative about him.
I explained to him that the way we treat others, is the way we treat ourselves.
If we value and respect ourselves, we will value other people's time, and respect other people's opinions.
The way I speak to others, is the way I speak to myself, FIRST.
I see Personal Growth, as an army Taking Ground in concentric circles, ever increasing.
First I love and accept myself and learn how to speak nicely to myself, then I learn how to love, accept and communicate with my family, then I learn how to treat neighbours and work colleagues who I see every day, and so on, ever growing and improving and heading upwards..
But it always starts with ME.
We all know people who treat THEMSELVES badly, they waste their time, they spend money unwisely, they eat things that damage them, they think thoughts that depress them, they neglect their health and don't look after their bodies, they watch people shouting and arguing on telly, they listen to angry aggressive music. Remember, what goes in, comes out. Garbage in, garbage out.
So, I choose to feed myself good things! I think good thoughts. I speak to myself kindly. I focus on good things. I listen to uplifting people, and don't spend long hours with negative complaining bitchy gossipy people.
Spend just a few moments with me, and you will come away uplifted and encouraged and enlightened and feeling better about life!
Because that's how I treat myself.