IN ORDER TO BE THE BEST MATE FOR SOMEONE YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF 1ST!!

I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD THIS A LOT OF THE YEARS FROM PARENTS, TEACHERS, PASTORS AND EVEN GOD HAS PRESENTED THIS TO MY LIFE: YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN CARE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. MANY TIMES WE ARE CONSUMED WITH THE THOUGHT OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN, LOVERS, CO-WORKERS, FAMILIES, ETC...BUT HOW CAN THAT BE IF YOU HAVENT TAKEN THE TIME TO CARE FOR OURSELVES FIRST. ITS NOT SELFISH IF YOU TAKE TIME TO CENTER YOURSELF AND BE COMPLETE WITH YOUR FEELINGS. TO BE THE BACK BONE TO A PERSON TAKES YOU TO HAVE A STRONG BACK YOURSELF. I CANT IMAGINE LEANING ON A PERSON OR PARTNERING UP WITH A PERSON (WHETHER PERSONAL OR BUSINESS)THAT COULDNT SUPPORT MY DESIRES. SO I SAY TO YOU THAT YOU CANT PRETEND TO BE A WHOLE WHEN DEEP IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY ONLY A HALF. YOU CANT PRETEND STABLENESS AND READINESS BUT YOU CAN FAKE EAGERNESS AND DESIRE. SO THE BEST THING IS WRITE DOWN YOUR COMPLETE LIST OF THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON AND DAILY WORK ON IT. WHETHER ITS A TANGIBLE NEED OR INTANGIBLE DESIRE. ONCE YOU ARE COMPLETELY CENTERED AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY INTUNE WITH YOUR INNER BEING THEN YOU CAN BEGIN TO MAKE YOUR STRENGTH PREVALENT TO OTHERS.