Quotes About Self-care

Whenever you do something that you consider a mistake—like spilling something, tripping, forgetting an appointment, feeling sad, getting angry, or feeling stuck—notice it and congratulate yourself. This is so counterintuitive that it will instantly shift your energy.

One of the best ways to minimize your interaction with energy vampires is to become "empowered in the negative." In other words, learn how to turn people down, even if you have to hurt them a bit in the process. This is essential. Be like those old drug commercials: Just Say No.

Remember, they are born this way. Just as you didn't choose to be born as an empath, they didn't choose to be born with their personality. So the goal here isn't to judge them as evil or try to fix them. It is simply to avoid them, or at the very least, set up very healthy boundaries, and save yourself.

Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.

That man would have chipped away at your heart bit by bit until there was nothing left. It may have been bruised, but at least it's whole.

When she leaves, I inspect my reflection in the mirror—the first time since arriving in Minnesota I've looked in a whole piece of mirror unclouded by spots and damage. A girl I barely recognize stares back. She is thin and pale, dull eyed, with sharp cheekbones and matted dark red hair, wind-chapped cheeks, and a red-rimmed nose. Her lips are scabbed, and her sweater is pilled and soiled with dirt. I swallow—she swallows. My throat hurts. I must be getting sick.

You can't put a Band-Aid on every boo-boo you've made some just need time to heal...

I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am.

I'm always in bed by 11 or 12 and people laugh all the time - they want me to hang out until two in the morning, but n-n-no, I need my nine hours.

The Queen's children must allow her the right to self-destruct while exerting their right to protect themselves.

Tudo bem, não encosto

I don't want to fight aging I want to take good care of myself, but plastic surgery and all that? I'm not interested.

Don't ever put your happiness in someone else's hands. They'll drop it. They'll drop it every time.

A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.

I love when I go out and I have my hair and makeup done, but I also like it when I'm just with the family because that's real.

If you don't know what to do with the rest of your life, make your bed. If you're going to be a couch potato, at least fluff the pillows. If you can't afford pearls, red nail polish is your best accessory. If you don't have time to do your nails, smile and stand up straight.

Mama says, " Helen Michelle, a lot of women have trouble saying no and then find themselves in worse situations because they were afraid of being rude. So, if you have trouble saying no, say 'No, thank you.' Let's practice.

I wanted to have a personal life that I fully inhabited, not because I am such a great mom, but for me.

To you who eat a lot of rice because you are lonely To you who sleep a lot because you are bored To you who cry a lot because you are sad I write this down. Chew on your feelings that are cornered Like you would chew on rice. Anyway life is something that you need to digest. —CHUN YANG HEE

I am not important. If I take a break, no one dies. And this is A Good Thing.

Unlike in the US and the UK, where already stressed out and underpaid women were being told to 'lean in' and do more, it looked like you could pretty much lean any way you fancied in Denmark and still do OK. Oh, and women weren't handed sticks to beat themselves with if they weren't 'having it all'. This, I decided, was refreshing.

to have to check messages in the evenings,' says Alexander, 'which isn't good, as you never relax and recharge.

relying on industrial quantities of caffeine to get through the day and self-medicating with Sauvignon Blanc to get myself to sleep. Sunday

If anyone plays the martyr card, staying late or working too much, they're more likely to get a leaflet about efficiency or time management dropped on their desk than any sympathy.