Many of us enjoy doing things for others to bring them pleasure, or to let them know how much we love them and care for them. It can be buying flowers, sending a card, dropping them an email, or something else. I take pleasure in these gestures and acts. It’s important to me to remind people of their importance in my life.
What do you do to remind yourself of your own importance and how much you value yourself?
I like to buy myself flowers every week. I walk down to M&S (other stores are available naturally) and see what they have available. I have a very small vase that I bought on my recent Scottish holiday and so I don’t need a huge amount. This weekend I bought chrysanthemums.
Every time I walk in and sit at my desk I enjoy seeing them, marvelling at their beauty. They add something positive to my life. I enjoy seeing them change every day and knowing that their time will pass, that I don’t know how long they will live for. I enjoy every moment I have with them.
I am worth buying flowers for. Aren’t you?
Evening Brooke,
I was just having a look at your website. This caught my attention.
Doing nice things, its wonderful to self appreciate, to do and give oneself something that gives us joy and meaning. Its the meaning that means something. interestingly of late, this very topic has been ringing bells for me. I have lately been thinking about freedom, the freedom to appreciate the little thing in my life. But most importantly I have been recognising how much other people are doing so much too. The art of recognising the uniqueness in others, those who do nice things throughout the day.
The people in my local community who just say ,’ good to see you’ or me finding pleasure in drinking my 4th cuppa of tea. If I told you how happy I am would you believe me. These very small acts just rise and it brings me happiness. The freedom I am talking about is appreciation of doing nice things.
Hello Pam,
Thanks for sharing and it’s really positive to recognise the nice in our own life and as you say, to recognise how others make the difference. Connection and the small gestures that others make can really impact on how we feel about our place in the world, and our links to others.
And between us, I completely agree about cups of tea.