What’s Wrong? Feeling Some Type of Way?
Have You Tried This Forgotten Cure?
I promise no matter what you are going through, self-care is the cure.
Why?
Because self-care is the act of self-love.
And love cures all.
I know that may sound corny, but keep reading…I promise it’s not.
Especially if you desire better health, confidence, optimism, energy, patience, grace or strength.
Self-care is the cure.
Self-care heals the parts of us that need love, by showing ourselves love.
Have you ever had a bad day, felt overwhelmed or are sad and not sure what the best next step is?
Yeah, that’s pretty common, and we are conditioned to numb, distract or delay, to feel better.
The real, next best step is to turn to yourself.
What do you need at that moment?
How can you care for yourself?
Just as you would if someone you loved came to you hurting and not able to see their worth, care for yourself in the same way.
Listen, ask questions, don’t judge, reassure, affirm, provide clarity and hug them.
These things that you would do for someone else you can also do for yourself.
You deserve it too.
And when we have good days, practice self-care by turning our everyday behavior into acts of love.
Simple habits, when done with intention, become powerful acts of self-respect.
And the more we cultivate self-respect the more we are building our self-worth.
Everything comes back to our self-worth because it is the foundation of our happiness.
I mean, can we all agree that happiness requires self-worth?
To successfully release weight, become confident with our work, have a loving relationship, our self worth must be intact.
We tend to believe that our self-worth will increase with those things and I hate to break it to you, but that is just not true.
In fact, when we pursue those things without self-worth we turn them into our personal judge and jury.
These parts of our life will rule over our happiness because we put too much pressure on them to make us feel valuable.
I am a firm believer that anyone can achieve anything, but sustainability is a skill set.
And without our mental, emotional and physical health sustainability is impossible.
Again, this is where self-care comes in.
Try not to think about practicing self-care perfectly.
We simply need to create a lifestyle that reflects the love and respect we have (or desire to have) for ourselves.
And that can easily be done by speaking our body’s love languages.
Did you know that your body has five love languages?
Yup….and these daily practices are the way our body feels seen, heard, and appreciated:
Rest – Giving your body the time it needs to recharge.
Water – Hydrating yourself for vitality and energy.
High Vibrational Foods – Nourishing your body with whole, natural foods.
Movement – Keeping your body active and aligned.
Knowledge of Self – Understanding your body, your Self, your desires, dislikes, etc.
By speaking these love languages consistently, you show yourself your worth.
And our body responds in the way you think it would…feeling loved, happy, appreciated, reciprocal and loyal.
We underestimate and underappreciate the effects these simple behaviors have on our lives.
And as a result, they are often dismissed.
Let me clarify that you do not need a self-care practice to validate your worth.
You were born worthy.
However as we grow up, we are miseducated and begin to question our worth.
And this is where self-care comes in.
It's the perfect practice to restore and strengthen our sense of self.
Self-care helps us rebuild our relationship with ourselves by reminding us of our worth and importance.
The more time we spend nurturing ourselves, the more we come to know our worth.
The point of all of this?
Becoming aware and understanding that our self-worth (aka happiness) is not contingent on external validation.
Not only are we born worthy, but we have the tools to increase our worth as we grow older.
And self-care is the key.
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This is the conclusion of the 1st Pillar of Wellness: Self-Worth, in the Mindset Realm.