"You can't pour from an empty cup, you must take care of yourself first." -unknown
The word self care is tossed around
so much in our society today, but I don’t think we realize how important it
really is. Self-care is as important to
us as humans as water and food is. Nowadays everyone is as busy as they can
possibly be and spending time alone by themselves seems like an impossible
task. We can easily get burnt out though, by spending too much energy in work,
school or even in other people.
So
what exactly is self-care? It’s not
all about facemasks and the candle-lit bath bomb bubble baths, although I enjoy
those too. It is about putting time aside to take care of the core of who you
are, your soul. Sometimes self care can be enjoyable and other times it can
just be straight up necessary. It can be
quitting something that is comfortable, for something that you’re passionate
about, yet hesitant to begin. Or it can be fighting the feelings of wanting to
be everything for everyone and make everyone happy, and focusing on those who
are the most important in your life, and making them the priority. Sometimes self care can be physical, like choosing
the salad over the pasta because you know you won’t feel sick to your stomach
later. For me personally, I try to practice self care in handling my diabetes,
by balancing the more carb heavy meals I eat with lighter, lower carb one’s so
I feel better overall and have less variation in my blood sugar numbers.
Ultimately, self-care is about choosing things that
contribute to a happy and healthy life and sometimes it’s about parenting
yourself and making decisions that contribute to your long-term well-being.
Although self-care can sometimes be difficult at times, in
the end your future self will thank you!
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