There are times when you might deny your needs to keep from being hurt, hurting others, or simply facing the truth. Denying yourself of your needs can hinder your growth and sometimes have you stuck in misery. Sometimes you have to voice your needs. Sometimes you have to know which needs are more important and immediate versus needs that can be later taken care of. One of my recent needs have been sharing the truth about my personal feelings for someone. Now you might think do you really need to share how you feel. Well, these past days I have dealt with many inner emotions, feelings, thoughts that I needed to express. I spent an entire year holding back and denying myself of truth with my heart. Now with knowing that I express myself in writing, I decided I must give myself a safe space and place to freely express myself. I finally unboxed the innermost thoughts, feelings, and emotions in my writing. My phone and paper received everything I needed to get out of my head. Yes, sometimes your need is to just share what you’re dealing with internally without judgement, feedback, or anything else that makes you deny this need to express yourself. Why do I share this? Because everyone had different needs and needs differently. However, you can prioritize your needs and really think about if it is really a need and if it is, how can you keep yourself from denying your needs?

Last thought for the day: putting others before yourself every time creates a problem that is defined as denying yourself of your needs with placing theirs before yours all the time. Don’t feel bad when you have to start thinking about your needs here and there. Some seasons require you to self focus for your self growth and personal journal. Make sure you know your season and what is required of you each season you’re in.

Don’t deny yourself of your needs.