We are always talking about our roles and our priorities. Sometimes we take great pride in how we are able to take care of everyone else. We wear our good deeds to others like badges of honor. We create titles: mom, wife, partner, chief, director, VP, President . . . We even create holidays - Mother’s Day! Bosses Day! And then we are lost when the kids are gone, or we aren’t at work, or when there are transition moments. What about Self Day? Why don’t we create self time on our calendar (or at least without feeling guilty about it)? Is it because we are too busy? Is it because we are a lower priority than everything else in life? Or is it that we have learned that “Self” has many bad connotations attached to it such as SELFISH! while SELFLESS is judged as good - or at least right. Let us not forget that we cannot be any good or do any good for others without first being good and doing good for ourselves. It’s just not possible. And if this sounds selfish, create a new word for it - whatever helps you value putting time for YOUR SELF on your calendar sans guilty thoughts. Self time is the first and most important gift to others because it ensures that you will be able to sustain your practice of gift-giving to them - so let others be a little selfish wanting you to energize and calm with self time so they can experience you in new, fun and creative ways. So this Friday, let’s just BE . . . OUR . . . SELVES