Photo by Tachina Lee on Unsplash (woman looking upward with hand on chin, thinking)

What does it look like to put yourself first?

Jamila Medley

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We’re all familiar with what is now an adage I suppose, “put your own mask on first”. Before I can be useful to others, I am supposed to make sure that I am okay. Yet, that seems so hard to do.

Children need our attention sometimes before we even wake up for the day. Little hands push open your bedroom door and tiny feet run loudly to your bed. Are they there excited to begin the day…

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Jamila Medley

I write to reflect on & learn how to live more authentically, slowly, & intentionally in a culture that dares you to go against the grain.