Loyal to Self

I have a friend...had a friend...uhhh...There's someone with whom I was once associated, who ate a lot of McDonald's. If we were out driving and we got hungry, more likely than not, this person who want to eat McDonald's. During the time that I associated myself with this individual, I found myself eating more McDonald's than I cared for. Even though I enjoyed the occasional fries and still love milkshakes, my taste buds weren't as loyal to the big yellow M. I don't think this friend of mine meant any harm, but they cared so much about their needs they didn't always pay attention to what I liked. However, once my regular association with this individual ceased so did my trips to McDonald's. My connection to this place was really through this person.

How often do we become caught up in something because of others? We think we are being loyal to them and in the meantime we are being disloyal to ourselves. Never should our loyalty to someone else, outweigh the care we have for ourselves.

Your biggest supporter should be you.