Rewarding Yourself

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Aug 18, 2009

We’re all living in the same society where people are losing their homes, prices for everything are skyrocketing, and lay-off’s or shut-down’s are occurring on a near weekly basis. Through all of this, we all continue to work hard to keep our ends met and to prevent these realities from hitting us . . . if they haven’t already.

How often, though, do you truly reward yourself? Seriously, we’re all working our tails off and just keeping afloat (unless you’re insanely rich) and doesn’t it make sense that rewards should come down the pipeline. I don’t mean expensive gifts or splurging on trips. I’m talking about the little things that put a smile on your face . . . a hot bubble bath, a massage, buying your favorite magazine or book, picking up a new tool, and so on.

I’m guilty of hardly ever rewarding myself. For some reason, I constantly try to reward those who surround me with this, that, or the other thing because I love seeing the smile on my face. For a long time, I believed that was my reward. While that is a gratifying experience and I wouldn’t give it up in a minute, I am giving myself up in a way. I need to reward myself, give myself that same kind of praise, and give myself that same smile on my face. It’s a contagious thing, this happiness and gratefulness . . . ::smiles:: . . . So, my dear readers, I promise you that I’ve promised myself that I won’t ignore these situations anymore (or at least I’ll promise to try!)