One Minute for Myself

Notes fromOne Minute for

MyselfSpencer Johnson

I treat myself the way I would like others to treat me

In one minute I can change my attitude And in that minute I can change my

entire day

When I take Good care of myself I feel less angry – toward myself and others

And when I am Happier I work better

and I treat others better.

When I clearly see what is best for me, I usually do it

Our commitment is not to run away from ourselves, but for each of us to

take good care of ourselves and to take good care of one another.

We can Help ourselves and each other by asking “Have you Hugged YOURSELF

today?”

When every person in the world takes better care of themselves, Everyone in the world will feel better taken care of and then we may finally being to care

more about each other.

One thing I do when I get rushed, feel overwhelmed, and lose my perspective

is to ask myself another simple question: “ten years from now, how

much difference is this going to make?”

So when I make a decision – I ask ‘is this a love-filled decision or a fearful

decision?’ Decisions I make based on fear, whether I am aware of it or not, do

not turn out very well for me. When I make a decision based on love (the absence of fear), I feel good – even

before I know the outcome.

One of the best ways I can help other people is to encourage them to take

better care of themselves. And to reward them when they do

When other people take good care of themselves they are happier with

themselves – and with me!

I show you best by example just how good it is for me and for people around me when I stop to take better care of

myself.

Even more important than my being loved is my being loving.

We may have some small conflict now, but we avoid much larger and more

serious conflicts later, when each of us takes better care of ourselves.