Quotes About Self-care

a cut cannot heal, unless you leave it alone. I'll open mine daily, leaving bones exposed

most of all I will love myself. For when I do I will zealously inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul, and my heart.

Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.

To love yourself is a never-ending journey.

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.

Everybody looks at their poop.

If you neglect to recharge a battery, it dies. And if you run full speed ahead without stopping for water, you lose momentum to finish the race.

I know for sure that you cannot give to everyone else and not give back to yourself. You will end up empty, or at best, less than what you can be for yourself and your family and your work. Replenish the well of yourself, for yourself.

just waking up "clothed in my right mind," being able to put my feet on the floor, walk to the bathroom, and do what needs to be done there is five stars. I've heard many stories of people who aren't healthy

You will forgive because you love yourself so much that you don't want to keep hurting yourself for whatever happened. Whatever happened is done and cannot be changed. And we have to accept that and keep going with our life. — Don Miguel Ruiz

Here's how I see your weight—it is your smoke detector. And we're all burning up the best part of our lives." I'd never thought of it that way before, but it was a true aha moment. My weight was an indicator warning, a flashing light blaring my disconnection from the center of myself.

As women we've been programmed to sacrifice everything in the name of what is good and right for everyone else. Then if there's an inch left over, maybe we can have a piece of that. We need to deprogram ourselves. I know for sure that you can't give what you don't have. If you allow yourself to be depleted to the point where your emotional and spiritual tank is empty and you're running on fumes of habit, everybody loses. Especially you.

It's the airplane oxygen-mask theory: If you don't put on your mask first, you won't be able to save anyone else.

Finding what naturally soothes you not only regulates your heart and mind, it helps you stay open to the goodness in you and in the world.

So when I feel overwhelmed, I usually go to a quiet place. A bathroom stall works wonders. I close my eyes, turn inward, and breathe until I can sense the still, small space inside me that is the same as the stillness in you, and in the trees, and in all things. I breathe until I can feel this space expand and fill me. And I always end up doing the exact opposite of screaming: I smile at the wonder of it all.

Here's how I see your weight—it is your smoke detector. And we're all burning up the best part of our lives.

If you're holding anyone else accountable for your happiness, you're wasting your time.

When you nurture and support your body, it reciprocates. The basis of that support is exercise, like it or not. The most essential benefit is more energy; weight control is a bonus. I know for sure that taking care of your body, no matter what, is an investment, and the return is priceless.

For most of us who overeat, extra pounds correspond to unresolved anxieties, frustrations, and depressions, which all come down to fear we haven't worked through.

Look inward—the loving begins with you.

O que eu sei de verdade é que você não pode dar o que não tem. Se permitir que a suguem até o seu tanque emocional e espiritual ficar quase vazio e ainda continuar queimando combustível por puro hábito, todos sairão perdendo. Sobretudo você.

Eines weiß ich genau: Es gibt keinen Grund mit seinen Körper zu hadern, wo man doch in Liebe, Dankbarkeit und Frieden mit ihm leben kann.

You will forgive because you love yourself so much that you don't want to keep hurting yourself for whatever happened. Whatever happened is done and cannot be changed. And we have to accept that and keep going with our life. — Don't Miguel Ruiz

Niemand kann immer nur funktionieren. Wenn man sich selbst nich die nötige Zeit und Fürsorge gönnt, dann rebelliert der Körper in Form von Krankheit und Erschöpfung.