Quotes About Self-care

Most of my friends love going out, but I have to get a lot of sleep. If I don't, it shows up on my skin and under my eyes.

I love that feeling of just finishing a workout and knowing I'm taking care of my body. It is such a good feeling.

I love Botox, I absolutely love it. I get it minimally so I can still move my face. But I really do think it's a savior.

When you get up in the morning and know you're doing something you love, feel fit and look after yourself, it's just a great thing to do.

Let's just say I believe in healthy love.

I always love messing with my own hair as much as I can; I don't normally like to wear wigs.

I love food, so exercise is important for me.

In workout keep the balance between health and happiness - and also to choose the exercises that you love most so it doesn't seem so hard.

Sun! Love it but know I should not be in it so much.

It's the love you have for yourself that's most important.

I love and approve of myself. I love and approve of my body. I feed it nourishing foods and beverages. I exercise it in ways that are fun.

No one can give you anything-love, shame, self-esteem- until you give it to yourself. Today, give yourself good things.

When people see the laughing face, even if they're jealous of it, their burden is lightened. But do it first for yourself. Laugh and dare to try to love somebody, starting with yourself.

I'm a drugstore beauty girl, I love going to the drugstore and buying makeup.

I feel like someone who's meditating could possibly benefit their meditation practice and their well-being just by sitting down and thinking about things that they love for ten minutes.

So it's not about what you do. It can't be, can it? It has to be about how you are, how you love, how you treat yourself and those around you, and that's where I get eaten up.

There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.

I do everything for everyone. Everything to be perfect. The perfect daughter, the perfect sister, the perfect student. Can't I do this one thing for me?

They could practice making themselves gorgeous. After the pizza. Fat and gorgeous. Ellen sighed. Oh, well. Aunt Clare made caramel corn, Amy said wickedly. But if you think it's too fattening-- Ellen groaned. I'll blow up and burst, but I'll die happy, she said.

If you live your life to please everyone else, you will continue to feel frustrated and powerless. This is because what others want may not be good for you. You are not being mean when you say NO to unreasonable demands or when you express your ideas, feelings, and opinions, even if they differ from those of others.

If you have the tendency to repress your anger, you have lost touch with an important part of yourself. Getting angry is a way to gain back that part of yourself by asserting your rights, expressing your displeasure with a situation, and letting others know how you wish to be treated. It can motivate you to make needed changes in a relationship or other areas of your life. Finally it can let others know that you expect to be respected and treated fairly.

Begin to nurture yourself…Some grew up expecting their romantic partners to give them the nurturing they hungered for, only to be disappointed. But our partners are not our parents, no matter how much we try to make them into parents. No one can make up for the deprivation you experienced, and no one should be expected to.

Nice Girl Syndrome: Nice girls suffer from the disease to please - they put their needs behind everyone else's.

It is only when we feel deprived that we resent giving to others. Self-care does not mean you stop caring about others; it just means you start caring more about you. Start thinking about yourself more and others less. Since you have a choice between taking care of someone else, or giving to yourself, try choosing yourself sometimes.