Pure Narcissism.

We fuss and we fight, so frequently these days. And why?
My feelings are hurt. I'm in a bad mood. I'm so self-centered.
My heart is so full that I'm beginning to wonder if I really even have room for anyone else but...
myself.

Today, it hit me like a bullet to the chest....all of the narcissistic activities that I'm just drowning in:
Myspace, Facebook, Twitter. Many times, I'll stand in front of the mirror for hours before I finally decide on changing my outfit for the third time. When I'm talking on the phone, I can go on and on about my day and all of the fabulous events that took place in Vermont, Florida, Massachussetts, Maine, Texas, or New Hampshire when I don't even take a second to listen to the sweet stories that the boy I supposedly 'love' is telling to me. He'll hear me giggle at something that's going on in my little world, and sigh...it is then that I finally realize that he was telling me something about his hard day at work, or an adventure that he had while snowmobiling....

How could I be so selfish?
Do I really love myself more than my family? My friends? My boyfriend?

It's obvious that Jesus Christ was an utterly selfless human being--
"Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and died a selfless, obedient death--and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. Because of that obedience, God lifted him high and honored him far beyond anyone or anything, ever." Philipians 2:8-9

Would it do the world any harm at all if we started trying to live a little bit more like our Savior? Would it really hurt me if I stopped thinking of myself and started putting my brothers and sisters before me?
I can tell you this with complete certainty: absolutely not.