Quotes About Self-care

Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.

Minds have their own weather systems. You are in a hurricane. Hurricanes run out of energy eventually. Hold on.

When anger trawls the internet, Looking for a hook; It's time to disconnect, And go and read a book.

Accept feelings and accept that they are just that: feelings.

There is no shame in not watching news. There is no shame in not going on Twitter. There is no shame in disconnecting.

Misery, like yoga, is not a competitive sport

Illness has a lot to teach wellness. But when I am ill I forget these things. The trick is to keep hold of that knowledge. To turn recovery into prevention. To live how I live when I am ill, without being ill.

Don't feel guilty about being idle. More harm is probably done to the world through work than idleness. But perfect your idleness. Make it mindful.

40 pieces of helpful advice: No. 31 - Three in the morning is never the time to try and sort out your life.

No is a good word. It keeps you sane. In an age of overload, no is really yes. It is yes to having the space you need to live.

Don't say yes to things you wish you had the confidence to say no to.

And nor is mental health something we can clear up once and for all, but rather something we always have to attend to, like a garden that needs nurturing, for as long as we live.

Be kind to yourself.

If you're feeling mentally unwell, treat yourself as you would a physical problem

If pills work for you it doesn't really matter if this is to do with serotonin or another process or anything else.- keep taking them. Hell, if licking wallpaper does it for you, do that. I am not anti pill. I am pro anything that works and I know pill do work for a lot of people.

Mornings were hard on Earth. You woke up tireder than when you went to sleep. Your back ached. Your neck ached. Your chest felt tight with anxiety that came from being mortal. And then, on top of all that, you had to do so much before the day even started. The main problem was the stuff to do in order to be presentable.

It's a wonder they ever get out of bed at all. But they do, repeatedly, thousands of times each. And not only that - they do it themselves, with no technology to help them. Maybe a little electrical activity in their toothbrushes and hairdryers, but nothing more than that. And all to reduce body odour, and hairs, and halitosis, and shame.

Be brave. Be strong. Breathe, and keep going. You will thank yourself later.

Add a comma to your day

Mental wellbeing counts as much as physical wellbeing - indeed, it is part of physical wellbeing.

She wouldn't poison herself with the pressures of imagined perfection.

So we have to remember: There is no shame in not watching news. There is no shame in not going on Twitter. There is no shame in disconnecting.

It's okay to let people find you. You don't have to spread yourself so thin you become invisible. You don't have to always be the person reaching out. You can sometimes allow yourself to be reached. As the great writer Anne Lamott puts it: "Lighthouses don't go running all over an island for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

Learn to say to no things that get in the way of life. And to say yes to the things that help you live.