It occurs to me that although I was taught the Golden Rule at a very young age and tried to live by it, that the expectations of me as a young girl and then a woman were not in alignment. Somewhere along the line it became merely do for others.
As I age, I am learning to nurture myself, “take care of myself so I may take care of others”, give more, etc. But still I tend to forget to do it.
In an “aha” moment, it dawned on me, how horrible I would be if I truly treated others as I treat myself. Really. I mean if I neglected others and treated them as I treat myself (although I am most definitely doing much better at the treating), they would run the other way.
Conclusion: I have come a long way but it’s going to be fun reversing this “ism”. Do unto myself as I do unto others. That ought to keep me busy for the rest of my days.
Or, in Buddha’s words:
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
Seasoned 
Every now and then I have the same thought, Lindalh and if another was as mean to me as I sometimes am, I would walk away from them. Reversing the ‘ism’ is a great way of reminding me to be more compassionate towards myself, so thank you for that! 🙂
And I know this, and yet I constantly have to re-remind myself again and again, although it is getting easier.