Self-Care & Compassion

I felt the urge to write about two hard habits to form and stick with with; self-care & compassion. It has become habitual for many of us to neglect ourselves on a daily basis. I don’t know about you but I often catch myself being inattentive or downright mean to myself!

In order to redirect a bad habit, you must first recognize that you have it! Being the observer of your Self will cause you to catch yourself “in the act” of neglectful, bad habits.

I can write many examples of all the ways we fail take good care of ourselves but that would not raise our frequency! Therefore, I’m writing a list of things “to do,” to show your self that you do care about YOU! All of the following examples will create Great Habits towards Self-Care & Compassion. Give them a go!

1. Have a nice cool glass of water
2. Go to the bathroom (teachers will understand this one)
3. Breathe 3 deep, refreshing breaths
4. Stretch
5. Reassure yourself as though you were a little child
6. Express gratitude for what you do have
7. Close your eyes for 5 minutes
8. Take a 15 minute break
9. Go for a walk
10. Meditate for 2 minutes
11. Tell yourself that you are good
12. Go outside or sit near a window and observe without labeling anything
13. Take a warm shower
14. Change your clothes
15. Put on makeup
16. Shave
17. Eat a snack
18. Run up or down a flight of stairs
19. Turn on your diffuser
20. Take a power nap
21. Be lazy (it’s okay to do this)
22. Doodle
23. Give yourself a compliment
24. Massage a part of you that hurts
25. Let your bare feet touch the grass for one minute
26. Snuggle with your furry friend (this is a two-fer)
27. Buy yourself a gift (online,of course)
28. Cook and enjoy a healthy meal
29. Connect with someone you love
30. Paint your nails
31. Dance or sing
32. Have a nice warm tea or coffee
33. Soak in a bath
34. Try one yoga pose
35. Journal your wishes and desires
36. Say to yourself, “I am not alone in this”
37. Say to yourself, “Things will work out”
38. Slow down
39. Put a cold or warm compress on your eyes
40. Wrap yourself up in a blanket
41. Listen to birds
42. Run through a sprinkler
43. Cut your nails
44. Tweeze your eyebrows
45. Trim your hair
46. Create something
47. Tell yourself, “I am cool”
48. Tell yourself, “I am limitless”
49. Tell yourself, “I am so loved”
50. Reassure yourself, “We are all One”

“Look for circumstances that you want, and if you can’t find them, make them.” George Bernard Shaw