#selfcare
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Today is the perfect day to start living your dreams and also to take care of yourself!
Sometimes we get swept up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and simply forget to take a moment and really take good care of ourselves. I’m trying to make it a habit to really pamper myself at least once a week - it’s not only good for my skin, hair and nails, but also for my emotional wellbeing, to take the time and make sure I feel my best. Don’t forget about taking care of yourself peeps!
#selfcare #sunday #beauty #health
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✨Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.✨ ~Eleanor Brown~
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I really hope all of you are practicing self-care! I’ve been trying to give myself permission to focus on self-care but it’s been hard. Every day, there is more news of hate tearing through the world. Constant attacks on the Black community and the Trans community leaves me angry and heartbroken. I want to use my voice to speak up and out and often times my emotions run so wild I can’t find the words because my head is spinning. —————————————————
Please take the time to care for yourself. Take time to reach out to those who you are close to and check on them. It’s important that we look after each other because we all are in this revolution together! We can and will make this world a better place for everyone ️
#selfcare #inthistogether
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Many moons ago, when I was a wee tot, I would help my dad at his apiary. Being the angsty child I was, I really didn’t enjoy it all that much. Hot, humid summer days spent in a full-body suit and elbow-length gloves didn’t particularily make for a fun time. But, dad was old-fashioned, and I enjoyed home-cooked food, so, well, there I was, helping.
As much as I didn’t enjoy it at the time, there were a lot of important lessons learned through those arduous summers, but none other than the one day, when we were gathering honey-laden frames. The honey bees were getting increasingly aggressive, which, in turn, increased my frustration. Lifting frame after frame from the hive, I had killed a not-so-small number of worker bees. At first dad had glared at me, but as I continued to squish those poor insects in my frustration-fuelled haze, he came over, and put his hand on my shoulder and said, simply, “take care of your bees, and your bees will take care of you.”
It wasn’t until many, MANY years later that I realized the importance of that statement. It took on so many meanings, as I matured (well, my wife would argue my level of maturity…), and grew older. The flowers the bees gathered from were nothing special, but there was something about the flavour and delicacy of the honey that left many people gushing over it. My dad would smile, and nod his head, everytime someone complimented the honey. We had repeat customers who would buy only from him, and he smiled. He loved those bees, and the honey showed that love.
Take care of your bees, and they’ll take care of you.
You’ve done more than enough for today. You work so hard. You deserve credit for all you efforts, and time to rest
Sometimes you need courage to stay, sometimes you need courage to leave. Only you know what is truly right for you
forgive yourself. forgive yourself for all the versions you couldn’t become. forgive yourself for the wrong things you said. forgive yourself for not knowing any better at certain point of your life. for fucking things up so much that the grief still haunts you. forgive yourself for the darker and shadowed parts of you. you have to learn to integrate all parts of you, even the ones you desperately want to disown. it’ll be alright.
You deserve it
Remember , you’re allowed to change your mind
Healing is not an end point. It‘s okay to revisit and even cry over things you “thought you had healed“
I used to think self care meant I wouldn’t have hard or big feelings. Now I know it means I can ground myself, cope, and regulate any feelings that come up in my body.
Your turn, finish this sentence:
I used to think ___________ but now I know ___________
Use pop culture to start hard conversations:
Some topics still have cultural stigma, like mental health, sex, addiction, and others. Stigma can make it hard to talk about something, even when you really need to. One effective way to start a hard conversation is to bring up a popular tv show , movie, or book where characters face a similar situation. By talking about a show you’ve both seen, you can start to connect while gauging the other person’s reaction. Hopefully, this will help you both start to open up to having a deeper conversation
I hope you are able to grieve all the things you had to endure
You don’t have to go from 0 to 100 while healing. Think of a staircase; for now, set your sights on the next step up and not the top step.
remember to:
- take any medications you may need
- eat if you’ve forgotten to or have been putting it off
- take a good shower if you haven’t yet
- take a break if you’ve been overworking yourself
Keep going. One day at a time
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Sometimes figuring out what you don’t want can be a big win
if it’s been a while since you did self care, start by just noticing where / when you feel safe and where / when you feel uncomfortable
Watch out for the words “always” and “never” in your thinking, and when others speak to you.
These words are signals of something called black and white thinking. That means your thinking is limited to two extremes, so it will help if you step back from the issue and consider new perspectives / solutions / ideas.
