Quotes About Self-care

Solitude was no excuse for sloppiness.

If my typical man wishes to live fully and completely he must, in his mind, arrange a day within a day. And this inner day, a Chinese box in a larger Chinese box, must begin at 6 p.m. and end at 10 a.m. It is a day of sixteen hours; and during all these sixteen hours he has nothing whatever to do but cultivate his body and his soul and his fellow men.

I get in the dumps at times, and don't open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I'll soon be right.

great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. And life's too short to worry about what other people do or don't do. Tend your own backyard, not theirs, because yours is the one you have to live in.

Sometimes, when it had been a hard day at school and the future looked unusually dark, Miss Matt would permit herself to cry luxuriously for half an hour; afterward she would wash her face, and dress and go out to some nice restaurant for dinner.

Better to wish yourself well than another ill," as my mother says.

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Self-care, relieving one's own everyday anxieties, avoiding stress: these had become some of our society's highest goals, he said—higher, apparently, than the salvation of society itself. The mindfulness rage was just another distraction.

I checked my make-up in the mirror. I don't wear a lot, but if you're dealing with people all day, you've got to look presentable.

We must be content to grow slowly. Most of us will still barely be at the beginning of our recovery by the time we die. But that is better than killing ourselves pretending to be healthy.

I enjoyed my exhaustion, though; I liked overdoing things

Did You Know That … … my teacher Dr. Tully once told me that the best thing you can do for others, for yourself, and for the world is to be happy? This is the best way to appreciate your blessings and your guides' support.

Get your appointment book out and schedule do-nothing-but-relax periods during the week, and then keep those appointments.

just how it had been painfully answered. By not being married, I was now free to focus on healing me. That was my gift in all of this. I was determined to accept it.

The more you acknowledge your body's signals out loud, the clearer and more precise your body's messages will be.

Feeding our spirit is not difficult. It's just doing what we love to do and doing it with love. This comes naturally to us. Our egos convince us to do what we truly loathe at times because we need "to survive," which is always the ego's primary focus. When we feed the spirit within, we move far beyond surviving and into thriving. The things that feed our spirit are those that bring the best out in us and turn up our inner light.

We needed to get rid of the belief that we couldn't rest until our work was done. Work is never done.

Good things happen when you also give yourself some room to breathe. Your nerves relax, your ego quiets down, and your spirit begins to shine a light on your path.

The way to get rid of these unhappy campers is to become responsible for your body by giving it rest, proper food, and downtime. In addition, a good Epsom-salt bath works wonders for clearing your energy field and cleanses you of what's not yours. Put two cups of Epsom salt in a hot bath and sit and soak the psychic pollution out of you.

Learning to detach is a difficult skill for those of us who are naturally empathic. In picking up vibes, we tend to pick up everything, and it takes serious focus to avoid doing so.

It's a myth that caring requires commiserating. Caring means giving someone space to sort things out without throwing your own emotions into the mix. It's also important to listen to your vibes and not overtax your system.

My favorite breathing technique is to inhale and then slowly open your jaw wide, and exhale while saying, out loud, "Ahhhh . . ." This practice immediately centers and calms me.

If your barking dog is trying to control things, recognize it as a failed attempt to make your life better, then take a deep breath or two, squeeze your buttocks really hard for five seconds, and relax your entire body with a loud, audible, "Ahhhh.

If you are in the habit of absorbing someone else's energy, pay closer attention to your vibes and then ask yourself if they are, in fact, your vibes. The depression or anxiety you're feeling may not really be your own; it may be the result of absorbing too much of what's around you.