Quotes About Wellness

Maybe we shouldn't be living this way, without grass and trees, and ducks, always under pressure, always trying to catch up, never enough time or energy for the things we love, if we can even remember what those things are.

This seems like one of the hardest things about being sick in the way you're sick: being sick makes you stressed. But being stressed makes you sicker.

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.

Being young is one thing, but healthy is beautiful at any age.

You have to be as relaxed as possible about food and fitness and the rest of it, or you'll be a slave to your beauty habits ... You may have great skin, but you'll become a robot.

Taking care of myself is a big job. No wonder I avoided it for so long. —ANONYMOUS

Rest when you're tired. Take a break when life stales. Take time to recharge your battery. Energy isn't something you have—it's something you are. To give and give and give, to put out without taking in, depletes your battery. It drains you, runs you down.

Taking time to rest, renew, and refresh yourself isn't wasted time. Recharge. Choose what energizes you.

Self-care isn't selfish; it's self-esteem.

Taking care of myself is a big job. No wonder I avoided it for so long.

Today, I will remember that there is no situation that can't be benefited by taking care of myself.

Not only can we lovingly detach from other people and take care of ourselves, it is our primary responsibility in life to do that. To

We don't learn about taking care of ourselves the way we learn math. Although information is useful and sometimes critical, self-care isn't only an intellectual process. It's our experiences that change us.

Fun is a normal part of being alive. Fun is taking time to celebrate being alive.

Do you know you have a right to become as healthy as you want, no matter what your family does or doesn't do? Do you know you can love

In the morning and throughout our day, we lovingly and gently ask ourselves what we can do for ourselves that would feel good. We ask ourselves what we need to do to take care of ourselves. When we hurt, we ask what would help us feel better.15 We give ourselves encouragement and support. We tell ourselves we can do it, we can do it good enough, and things will work out. When we make a mistake, we tell ourselves that's okay.

Today, I will exchange a controlled life for one that is manageable.

We try to do something each day toward recovery.

Make any decisions you need to make to take care of yourself, but don't make them to control other people. Start taking care of yourself

Codependents aren't crazier or sicker than alcoholics. But, they hurt as much or more.

Today, I will practice loving self-care.

Make life easier for you.

Taking Care of Ourselves: October 6

Seek balance in your life. Learn when it's time to let go, and learn when it's time to act.