Quotes About Self-care

You rarely regret saying no. But you often wind up regretting saying yes.

Los adictos al trabajo no son héroes. No invierten su tiempo, lo malgastan. El héroe de verdad se fue a su casa, porque fue capaz de encontrar una forma más eficiente de hacer su trabajo.

Long lists are guilt trips. The longer the list of unfinished items, the worse you feel about it. And at a certain point, you just stop looking at it because it makes you feel bad. Then you stress out and the whole thing turns into a big mess.

If work is all-consuming, the worker is far more likely to burn out. This is true even if the person loves what he does. Perhaps especially if he loves what he does, since it won't seem like a problem until it's too late.

Don't be afraid to cut people out of your life if they are causing you pain

My body wasn't something to be starved or cut or filled with booze until I blacked out; it was something to be taken care of.

she barely moved and was, of course, concerned only with her own beautification and cleanliness. She dozed or was, at any rate, lying down, eyes closed, on her front, on her back, on one side, on the other, covered in sunscreen, her gleaming arms and legs always fully extended so that no part of her would remain untanned, no fold in her skin, even her armpits, even her groin (nor, it goes without saying, her buttocks)

Forgiveness of those who have transgressed against you, or those you love, is not about them; it is about you. It is a gift to yourself.

When you create a problem, you create pain. All it takes is a simple choice, a simple decision: no matter what happens, I will create no more pain for myself. I will create no more problems.

When you create a problem, you create pain. All it takes is a simple choice, a simple decision: no matter what happens, I will create no more pain for myself.

At times you may have to take practical steps to protect yourself from deeply unconscious people. This you can do without making them into enemies. Your greatest protection, however, is being conscious.

Giving space to others — and to yourself — is vital. Love cannot flourish without it.

Are you defending your right to be unconscious, your right to suffer? Don't worry. Nobody is going to take that away from you. Once you realize that a certain kind of food makes you sick, would you carry on eating that food and keep asserting that it is okay to be sick?

How can we drop negativity, as you suggest? By dropping it. How do you drop a piece of hot coal that you are holding in your hand?

Todas las adicciones surgen de una negativa inconsciente a encarar y traspasar el propio dolor. Todas las adicciones empiezan con dolor y terminan con dolor. Cualquiera que sea la sustancia que origine la adicción —alcohol, comida, drogas (legales o ilegales) o una persona—, estás usando algo o a alguien para encubrir tu dolor.

Resentment used to be something folks wanted to get rid of, now they water it and put it on a windowsill, like a favourite pot plant.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. They come to us now knowing this truth. We are at our best when they give the doctor who resides within each patient a chance to go to work.

The doctor of the future will be oneself.

Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside.

Everyone can use a little beauty.

You have to avoid thinking of what upsets you. If not, it will take over your life.

I try not to. I mean, you shouldn't miss people who don't miss you, right?

If you want rest, you have to take it. You have to resist the lure of busyness, make time for rest, take it seriously, and protect it from a world that is intent on stealing it. History