Love others as you love yourself

Apparently I put out to people that I don't love myself enough.
I am sorry some of you think that is true.
It is not true.

I care about myself. I also care about others.

Why is that a conflict?

I will share some more about myself and maybe you will understand that I am doing what I love.

I love singing and worship.

I am on the worship team at church.
I get to practice every week. If you can call worshiping with the team practice.

I love reading.
I read every day.
I read my Bible every day.
I read some select news articles every day.

I have a huge library in storage, yes it has been cut by over half but it is still huge.
I have acquired a huge library on Kindle since my real books are in storage.
I read magazines anytime I find one. I have subscriptions on Zinio to some of my favorite magazines.

I love teaching.
I had the privilege of teaching my children, two of them all the way through high school.
They are successful young adults. All of them went to college and are succeeding.
I now have the privilege to teach my grandchildren.

I enjoy learning.
I attend Bible studies with other women.
I get to plan lessons and research curriculum to help my daughter direct her children's education.
I learn something every day.

I love sewing, stitchery, knitting.
I am currently working on a counted cross stitch.
It is difficult with small children around but that doesn't mean I don't pull it out here and there and work on it.

There is a time and season for everything.
I may not be doing what I thought I would be doing now but God is watching over me.
God will take care of me and he gives me peace and joy every day.
God sees the whole picture. I only see a small part. You only see a small part.

I just finished reading Ecclesiastes and I enjoy life as it comes. I don't know what tomorrow will bring. There is no sense worrying about tomorrow. I do not have control of the future.
I have control over myself. I can choose to control my emotions, actions and motives.
Ecclesiastes 12  It is all meaningless. Fear God and obey his commands. God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.