Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A Lesson For A Desperate Housewife


--by cricket405, posted Mar 24, 2009

Recently, I read a blog from a "desperate housewife". She was struggling to embrace the Laws of Attraction and felt overwhelmed by the energy that surrounded her personal life, between the challanges in her marraige and expectation she had for herself to care for others! Something about her circumstances touched me, as if she was a mirror of myself just a few short months ago.

Before I really knew what my life purpose was, I felt much like she did, trapped in a prison of my own creation. I knew I wanted more. I knew more was expected of me, but I had no idea how to begin to find my path. Somehow, through inspiration, I took a risk and went back to school (looking back, it seems absurd to think that going back to school can be considered ever a risk). That was when my life took the turn it needed.

More importantly, I discovered the vital necessity to care and nuture myself before I could consider showing kindness or generosity to anyone else.  I shared this with the person in the blog.

She expressed gratitude the next day for being the inspiration she needed to take action to look after herself. I don't know if I would consider myself an inspiration, but I feel the need to share this lesson I have learned with others to be certain to care of ourself before helping others. Only then can we truly give our best because we then have the best to give.

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Readers Comments

lalit wrote: Thank you so much! I believe there was a reason that i chose this particular piece to read at this moment. It spoke to me and i too, need to focus on the process of fully embracing the process of self-nurturing, so that i can turn most effectively nurture others! Thank you very much. This truly was a gift!
lindsgran wrote: What a lovely post, good luck on your new venture, and thank you for careing for others,
sethi wrote: Awesome! This has been the experience of my own life. Two years ago i had nothing to give. That was the time when i was seperated from my wife and son and i started living my life all over again. I started loving ,healing and nurturing myself and then my life gradually turned
Around. I started looking inwards and then life took a different turn. I started to heal my relationships starting with my wife and son. People of loving energy walked into my life as i loved and healed myself. Today love is overflowing in my life and i am able to share this love and heal others who need it. Thank you so much for sharing.
Spring wrote: Thank you for your story. I too believe we have to care for ourselves before we can give our best to others. I am interested, & curious what you have found is your life purpose. I feel I have discovered mine last year, at a healing retreat I went to in San Diego, but i am unsure at this time how to get it underway and where to start. Like maybe I put up my own emotional block and dont realize it.
your story interested me as I could relate to the struggles we all face, and the growth we recieve from the struggle itself.
In appreciation, & gratitude for your story wishing you all the best on your journey-
Thanks-
Spring
lovebug wrote: A new voice, thank you for sharing. I really don't know if my opinion counts, but I consider you a Angel.
cricket405 wrote: Thank you both for your kindness. Of course your opinion counts, lovebug. (((HUG)))
Spring,
I'm finishing up as a student for massage therapy (2 more months). My purpose is most definitely to heal, inspire, love, and play. I'm grateful that I get the opportunity to do that everyday! Really, I didn't get it right away, either, but some meditation and a little faith and inpiration eventually happened.
cabbage wrote: Bless you for sharing---and you are indeed an angel of inspiration to all of us who are on our own unique paths. There are those defining "moments" when we can have the faith to take a leap in a new direction....thanks for making it happen. Hugs to you!
joyful wrote: I agree with all comments! There came a moment in time when suddenly I found my life, although full, was not fulfilling. You have the words and wisdom of an angel, so I think you are! :-)
wayfarer wrote: Yayyyyyy, Cricket!
mitu915 wrote: thank you so much! i believe there was a reason that i chose this particular piece to read at this moment. it spoke to me and i too, need to focus on the process of fully embracing the process of self-nurturing, so that i can turn most effectively nurture others! thank you very much. this truly was a gift!

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