Grab Your Own Mask First

"Self care leads to care of others."

A quote on a blog post I just read today by Pastor Kent R. Schaaf.  It's so true.  How can we give of ourselves if there is nothing of ourselves to give?  How can we be "in the moment" truly helping someone else when we're preoccupied by sickness or debt or our own depression?

Like they say on the airplanes, if the oxygen masks deploy, put your own mask on before assisting others.  This at first appears selfish.  But it's not.

If you're a people helper, dealing with the needs of others all the time, you MUST take care of yourself in order to Serve Strong!