Self Care Isn't Just Bubble Baths and Pedicures - Samsara

Self Care Isn’t just About Bubble Baths and Pedicures.

Real Self Care involves caring for yourself like someone you have been charged with taking care of. It’s very similar to what we teach out children. The type of self-care that I am writing about is taking care of your body, mind, and spirit. To accomplish this application takes a large amount of work but doesn’t require any equipment. Nail Polish doesn’t make you be a better person. Only you can make yourself a better person. Let’s start with two types of self-care.

⭐ Be Honest. Being honest with others and being honest with yourself. If you don’t want to add another obligation to your calendar, say it. It’s better than being stuck with a burden that you resent. Resentment builds expectations and covert contracts, and when it falls short, it makes you angry and adds unneeded stress. Being honest with yourself is just as important. If you make a mistake, accept the responsibility for it. Don’t make excuses for yourself. The reasons you make up allow you to be dishonest with yourself and avoid the responsibility of making things right or the changes required for growth.
⭐Let Go and stay in your own lane. Are you nervous about the outcome of something? Are you fretting about what someone thinks of you? Are you trying to help someone who keeps doing things that get them into trouble? Do you not like how your family’s political drama? Is rain ruining your plan for a run this afternoon? These are all things that are out of your control. The sooner you realize that the sooner you can stop wasting precious energy on it. It is not your job to control others around you. It is your job to deal with yourself and how you react to things. It’s the only power you have in these situations. Your choice is to accept it and move on, or pivot. It is in the acceptance of what is that you can find a way around it, or let it go. This can drastically change your perspective and take you from complaint mode into a more peaceful and calm state of being.

Feel free to add nail polish, a bubble bath or a massage on top of these things. It’s like the cherry on top.

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