self-care
“Do not run faster than you have strength” (D&C 10:4) …Or in other words, do not run around with an empty cup.
You matter. Your health matters. Your happiness matters. When your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs are met, you have the freedom to live as you please!
Everything in this section is simply meant to give you ideas and inspiration! I would not expect anyone to do everything I write about. I will be sharing things that have either worked for me in the past, are working for me now, or ideas I hope to implement in the future! And I’ll be the first to raise my hand and say that I’m not very good at taking care of myself. But I am trying, and want to get better at it because when I have taken the time to fill my cup, it has been absolute bliss serving my family with JOY!
“Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” -Audre Lorde
Breaking Free from Insecurity: A Guide to Self-Acceptance
Do you ever wonder what others think of you? Do you sometimes feel low down on the “social scale”? Would you like to ditch that scale and create a new life where you always fit in and are equal to everyone around you? Let’s go.Oh how wonderful it is to shift your...
Does Forgiving Yourself Condone Bad Behavior?
Do you ever find yourself making the same mistakes over and over again? Is it best to continuously forgive yourself for them and show compassion for yourself? Or does that just give you permission to keep repeating the negative behavior? Let’s see what the pros...
How to Curb Your Sweet Tooth
Do you ever find yourself eating chocolate, baked goods, and other refined sugar like there is no tomorrow? Do you see other people pass on dessert, and wish that you had the will-power to do the same? Well, I have a secret for you: You don’t need will-power!Today...
Every Person Can Benefit From Therapy
Have you ever thought that therapy is just for those who are “messed up”? Do you believe that only people with “problems” need to go to therapy? Do you view therapy as a “hush-hush, don’t tell anyone, it’s embarrassing” thing?? Would you be surprised to hear that I...
3 Steps to Fully Loving Yourself
Self-love is a tricky ongoing process. I have found that you can make leaps and bounds on overcoming your inner critic and truly come to love and accept yourself… and yet… still struggle at times. No matter HOW much you truly love and accept who you are, there will...
9 Life Lessons Learned While Weeding
Who would have thought that one little weeding session could bring about so much learning? Join me as I share 9 life lessons I learned while sweating like a pig.“Life Lessons”... Could that be any more vague?? Life is huge! Life is everything! What part of life...
3 Essentials For Your Emotional Toolkit
The more tools you have when navigating life, the smoother the process will be when dealing with hard times. Here are 3 very useful tools to keep yourself up, when life starts to get you down.Your life is a garden... ever growing and changing. Bountiful and...
A Note to the Perfectionist
Do you know a perfectionist, or are you one yourself? I never thought of myself as a perfectionist, but have recently realized that I have a perfectionist mentality in some areas of my life. This can be a really good thing, and it can also be taken too far.I’m just...
3 Reasons to be Awkwardly Vulnerable
When you’ve been hiding the parts of yourself that you don’t like for so long, it can be extremely difficult to even admit them consciously to yourself, let alone someone else. So what does it mean to be “awkwardly vulnerable”? Let’s dive in!Well, the definition of...