Earlier this week, I was washing dishes. I wasn’t doing them because I love doing dishes, then again , who does? As I was doing them, a thought came to mind.

Am I washing dishes to make people I live with happy? Or am I doing them because seeing them happy that I’m helping makes me happy?

I think I was doing them not only to be helpful, but more for a more personal reason. I was chasing the feel good feeling I get when I help people out and doing things that make me feel happy with myself. It like a helpfulness high I get. But I was doing it more because I wanted to feel helpful and contributing in my home. It’s a really good feeling knowing you’re being helpful and doing good, no matter how small.

I usually do dishes. But now with this mentality to do it for my own personal reasons, instead of doing it just for other people. It makes me feel a sort of self respect for myself