6th May 2013
You’re past mistakes are meant to guide you not define
you!
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, that’s the one thing I notice about
most of the women I meet, you have so many responsibilities, as a woman you are
many things to many people – mother, daughter, sister, wife, carer, cleaner,
lover, teacher – need I go on! However the
most important thing you should practise doing is being you for you, it’s much
too easy to become consumed by taking care of everyone else that you forget
that you also matter, well believe and trust me – YOU DO!
Are you guilty of spending all your time and energy on
the needs of others at the expense of your own?
Are you thinking whether this is true or not, if you aren’t sure ask
yourself the following questions;
What’s your ‘self-care’ routine? How do you take care of you? How often do you put yourself at the top of
the list? What do you do to ensure you
stay sane?
How about starting today - you start making time for you,
time to do things that will help you take care of yourself, it might start with
taking five minutes this morning to be quiet in your own company before the
madness of the day starts.
Finding time for yourself to do things that make you feel
good is all part of self-care, for example I walk twice a day to give me some
quiet time, and it’s also my exercise which makes me feel better. I love taking a long bath with a good book
and just zoning out from the world. You
might want to make time to get active, or you may want to find ways to indulge yourself
or time to relax, if you’re not sure, identify what things you would like to do for yourself. Some of them may be special treats that you do just once a
month and others could be things you can do most days.
Then of course you’ll need to make the time to do
them! Taking care of yourself shouldn’t
add stress to your life, so find time to actually enjoy doing something nice
for yourself however small; it may just be reading a magazine for ten minutes
whilst enjoying a cuppa. Maybe the
housework can wait till tomorrow so you can enjoy the sunshine today. If you have a diary pencil in ‘ME’ times
throughout the month.
Why is any of this important, because treating yourself kindly will have
a positive ripple effect that will impact every other area of your life. By taking care of yourself you then
have the energy to take care of others, it’s not selfish to put yourself first,
it’s important. If you’ve ever flown
with children, you will have been told by flight attendants that you should put
the oxygen mask on yourself FIRST in the event of an emergency. By doing this you can then take care of your
child. The same goes for taking care of
yourself, when you’ve had time for you, to chill out, relax, to reflect and to
feel a sense of calm and control; you’re more likely to feel better about
yourself and your life. A relaxed person
has more patience with their children, more love to give their partners and
more time for their friends. Of course
taking care of yourself won’t solve everything but it will make you feel more
capable of handling things.
Everyone deserves to take care of themselves, so today
think about what you like to do for fun, there is no ‘perfect’ way to take care
of yourself, it’s very personal to you, so have a think about what would work
for you.
I think my self care today is going to involve a walk
somewhere that doesn’t start from my front door, I’m also thinking music
playing in the car and a sing song sounds good too ;) I’ve already got an easy
meal planned because I don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen, it’s
too nice out there for that.
Have a great day, EatGorgeous & BeYouTiful. xx
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