Quotes About Self-care

Every time you say yes to something you don't want to do, this will happen: you will resent people, you will do a bad job, you will have less energy for the things you were doing a good job on, you will make less money, and yet another small percentage of your life will be used up, burned up, a smoke signal to the future saying, "I did it again.

Only worry about your own happiness, which doesn't have to be limited by anyone else's stupidity unless you allow it to be.

Take time every day to laugh, to think, to cry.

But whether you stay or go, the critical decision you can make is to stop letting your partner distort the lens of your life, always forcing his way into the center of the picture. You deserve to have your life be about you; you are worth it.

I wish I could somehow recover all those years I wasted waiting around for him to deal with his issues." Save yourself that sadness if you can, by insisting on nothing less than complete respect.

And you are not "enabling" your partner to mistreat you; he is entirely responsible for his own actions.

I wish I could somehow recover all those years I wasted waiting around for him to deal with his issues.

On those days when his nasty or rejecting side comes out first thing, tell yourself, "His coldness is his problem, not mine. He's the one who's missing out. I'm not going to let him ruin my day.

Kay Douglas's book is the most supportive, realistic, and practical guide for abused women that I have encountered. A woman with this book in her hands is on the path to a new life. The author really 'gets it' about what it takes to deal with a destructive partner and takes the reader step-by-step from the beginnings of grasping what is happening to her all the way to healing once the relationship has ended. Outstanding!

What begins as self-care can morph into habits of laziness, where we are unwilling to exert ourselves without some pleasurable comfort as an accompaniment.

Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.

I desperately needed to talk to myself, instead of just listening to myself.

There is only one thing you need do in order to have the body you desire; you have to find ways to be happy.

Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about.

So why didn't I make the choices necessary to do that? Because nice girls just don't ask for help. They'd rather do almost anything than inconvenience other people. So they don't honor their own needs, desires, or dreams. Underneath, they really don't think it's okay to do that.

Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.

My attitude of love must not be sacrificed on the altar of activity.

Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.

Don't allow the unrealistic demands of others to march freely into your life.

If they make the choice to walk over me rather than walk with me, I'll have to love them from afar.

While my heart wants to say yes, the reality of my time makes this a no." I've learned the best "no" answers are graciously honest.

there are natural consequences for not taking care of our bodies.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others.

My ability to heal cannot depend on anyone's choices but my own.