Quotes About Self-care

A 'full' life in my experience is usually full only of other people's demands

Health is like money–we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

There's a lot of people in this world who spend so much time watching their health that they haven't the time to enjoy it.

Health is like munny, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.

I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.

My workout regimen at the moment is nonexistent. I wake up in the morning and brush my teeth. My toothbrush and deodorant are my only dumbbells. That's about it.

I covered my face because they had taken my wisdom teeth out.

Since my child is choosing not to spend time with me, it is healthy for me to think about how I want to spend my time without him or her in my life. Putting my child out of my mind is useful for my happiness and serenity. When I punish myself for the past, I perpetuate the myth that I deserve to suffer. I have suffered enough and as of today I choose to feel good about myself as a parent and as a person.

That's why taking care of yourself is important: your partner doesn't have endless resources to support you, and you need to be able to give something back to the relationship.

If I could just become a lotioner, I thought, how many other small, pleasurable gestures made throughout the day might click into place for me, and all that exile, all that alienation and scorn, simply vanish?

We need to be able to get wired up without overheating, and disconnect without going cold.

People expected too much, pushed themselves too hard, and therefore brought strains upon their minds that they were constitutionally incapable of withstanding.

Don't waste your energy on people who don't value you. Surround yourself with those who appreciate and uplift you.

No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.

No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.

To have visitors during a Day in Bed is a grave error. It means getting out to do your hair, make up your face, and have your bed made. A little talk on the telephone with some sympathetic friend who is really interested in your symptoms is the only social intercourse that should be allowed. A good deal of pleasure can be derived from asking for your fountain-pen and notepaper, and then not writing any letters.

Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night.

Stop being tomented by everyone else's reaction to you.

Es más fácil no hacerse mucho daño haciéndose un poquito de daño.

Outside the hospital," said Benavides with a hint of impatience, "I do not speak of my terminal patients. It's a decision I made many years ago and it still seems the best decision I ever made. One has to keep one's lives separate, Vasquez. If not, one can go crazy. This is exhausting, it sucks one's energy. And like any other person, I have limited energy.

Hay quien vive como si fuera inmortal, otros se cuidan como si valieran la pena

Don't run, go slowly, It is only to yourself that you have to go! Go slowly, don't run, For the child of yourself, just born and eternal Cannot follow you.

Someday every second you have spent hating will show on your face.

It's all right, Con, to feel anxious. Allow yourself a couple of bad days, now and then, will you?