This phrase just keeps popping up – accompanied by fantastic bubble baths and perfectly made beds. But, with a predictable series of checklists, seriously, who has time for that? As women, we are natural caregivers and rarely include ourselves in our kindness to-do list.
To millions, self-care involves indulgent bubble baths, five-minute journals and turmeric lattes, but it can be anything to anyone.
There’s the misconception that self-care (as fluffy as it may sound!) has to be some self-indulgent luxury – like you’re doing it wrong if you’re not taking some expensive spa vacation or going on a shopping spree. It doesn’t have to be some fancy, expensive venture. Self-care can be simply taking a second to make sure you’re taking care of yourself, and it looks different for everybody. In fact, sometimes self-care doesn’t look or feel very much like self-care. Skipping your favourite TV show to wash the dishes so you can wake up to a clean house might not feel like fun, but it could mean the kindest thing the next day.
It refers to small little habits that are carried out with the intention of reducing stress, enhancing energy, and restoring health. And no, it’s not about being selfish; it’s about being self-aware. Self-care is about deeper nourishment, a sense of well-being that we need to feel healthier, more relaxed, and inspired.
There is so much pressure to do more, to know more and to be more – it’s exhausting and unrelenting!
So, listen up, overachievers, if you’re looking to spice up your self-care repertoire, we have a few quirky ideas you can try:
Are you taking care of yourself? Because when you do, you are building the strongest, healthiest version of yourself. And this version is the one that will help you to face your responsibilities and enable you to take care of the people you love.
Source: blogs.psychcentral.com, www.keepinspiring.me, www.womanshealthmag.com, www.jodiearnot.com, medium.com, www.hyperbiotics.com, themighty.com, www.hercampus.com, tinybuddha.com, www.healthywomen.org, selfcare247.co.za, lifehacker.com, www.parents.com, www.verywellmind.com, greatest.com
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