Prioritizing Self-Care


Self-Care isn't just an occasional bubble bath or spa treatment, although both can be ways to nurture yourself. Self-Care is the way you honor the gift of your life and stand in your personal power.

Self-Care isn't selfish, even though that is what I was led to believe growing up.


It was a badge of honor to work yourself to a frazzle, and have a jam-packed calendar: going, going, going all the time. A good mother, wife, daughter, and employee put everyone else's needs first, and hers dead last. Giving, giving, giving, until there was nothing left.


Living from that place of deprivation, was awful. I would never treat anyone like that and yet, I lived in that place for many years. It was so much pressure and exhausting. I was so depleted that I ended up getting a health scare, which was a real wake-up call. Maybe you have lived in that place too, dear heart.


I love how we are shifting as a culture to give ourselves the gift of downtime, rest, and self-care is being spread far and wide. Self-Care is being normalized!

Make some time, just for you. It needn’t be a lot, even a few minutes of solitude will benefit you and those you love.


By taking good care of ourselves, we are great examples for the next generation as well as those we interact with. Self-Care not only benefits us, but it also benefits every relationship.

Prioritizing our self-care and "filling our cup" increases our energy, raises our vibration, makes us feel better mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and it also benefits all of our relationships.


Each Sunday, I like to remind others to treat themselves to some self-care and that they are worthy and deserving of this treatment. If Sunday doesn't work for you, pick another day that will become "your self-care day."

Here are some Self-Care tips you may want to try:

  • Go Outside

  • Rest

  • Create something

  • Play

  • Dance

  • Do something you loved as a child

  • Inspiring content

  • Unplug from technology

  • Have a favorite snack that brings you joy

  • Buy yourself flowers


Schedule some "you-time" now. Even 15 minutes of self-care can make a huge difference in your life. Grab your planner and prioritize your self-care now. You won't be sorry.


My friend, Becky, and I have a venture called Well-Being and Wonder and the mission is Living Life Better through peace, love, joy, and ease. We do this by offering inspiring content, programs, and reTREATS.


We're offering a year-long program called Well-Being for ME in Twenty Twenty-Three. It's an inner journey of self-discovery. Each month, we'll focus on a key topic beginning with clarity in January, and during August are taking a deep dive into the topic of self-care. Find out more HERE.

You can also sign-up to receive my free Self-Care Rituals booklet to give you more ways, tools, and practices to prioritize self-care in your life. You are so worth it, dear heart. Get your copy HERE.


Remember, self-care is not selfish. It is a way to honor the precious gift of your life.


Blessings of love, joy, and peace.

Love,

Janette









Now: Your WOW Card of the Week Message

Now

Be present to this moment in time.

Your Words of Wisdom (WOW) Guidance Card of the week for Living Life Better.

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NOW

Be present to this moment in time.  

Definition: This instant, currently, present moment, this second, today

Other: immediate, present, tuned-in, exact moment

Opposite: later, procrastinate, past, future

I used to wish my life away, thinking things would always be better “someday.” I used every future condition in the world. I would say, when I have a boyfriend, when I get married, when I have kids, when I get a raise, when I have the next certification class or seminar, when I find another job, when I retire…Maybe you have experienced this also.

I become aware of this habit slowly. I remember working with a guy who always talked about “when he retired” he’d do this and that and never stopped to enjoy the gift of today. He would do these elaborate calculations to figure out the perfect time to retire based on actuarial analyses. The sad thing is that he didn’t live beyond a couple of years in retirement. All that dreaming and planning for a far off time blinded him to the precious gift of his life in the here and now.

I caught myself in this trap during a family vacation to Hawaii. We were on one island for a few days and headed to another. I thought the next island will be better…and I caught myself and thought, What am I doing? I am on vacation with my family and I will enjoy THIS island for the gift that it is. It was a breakthrough. It was a start on my road to mindful and intentional living.

Could it be that the present moment is named that because it is a gift…a present?

When I catch myself looking to the future instead of savoring the gift of my now moment, I remind myself to stop…catch a breath…enjoy the now…because the now is the only moment that counts.

Grounding myself in nature really helps me being present.

How can you become centered and more aware of the now moment?

·       Stop, take a breath and come back into the present.

·       Enjoy nature.

·       Go barefoot outdoors.

·       Eat root vegetables.

·       Light a candle and enjoy its calming splendor.

·       Enjoy a warm beverage.

·       Meditate or do yoga, or lay on the ground (see how the animals enjoy earthing.)

·       Mindfully focus on one task at a time and being present.

·       Focus on be-ing instead of doing.

·       Savor this moment for the gift that it is.

We are not guaranteed tomorrow. We are not guaranteed the next hour or the next moment. The now moment is the only moment we have; savor it, celebrate it.

 Find the Good,

Becky and Janette

 

Janette Stuart: Best Selling Author, Certified Angel Card Reader, Blogger, Military Mom, and Emissary of Joy at Angel Angles with Janette Stuart which will assist you to own and embrace your Divine Beauty and live a life of love, joy, and peace. Ge…


Janette Stuart: Best Selling Author, Certified Angel Card Reader, Blogger, Military Mom, and Emissary of Joy at Angel Angles with Janette Stuart which will assist you to own and embrace your Divine Beauty and live a life of love, joy, and peace. Gentleness and Joy are my Superpowers. www.angel-angles.com