Remember our priority exercise from the other week? Where do YOU fall?
Are you even
on your list?
"Before I can take good care of anything or anyone, I must first take good care of myself." - Spencer Johnson,
One Minute for Yourself
If you're taking care of your partner/kids/business all the time,
who is taking care of you? Expecting other people to take care of us is not only
disempowering, but causes
resentment when our expectations are unfufilled.
Sound familiar?
The good news: You have the power to change that right now.
Self-care doesn't have to mean an expensive spa treatment or retail therapy (though it could).
It may be as simple as:
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a few minutes reading your favorite magazine
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doing 15 minutes of yoga
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making a coffee or Skype date with a friend
When we put ourselves last,
we resent whatever is ahead of us on the list - even though we made that list ourselves. Where are you feeling anger or resentment in your life?
"The more I take good care of myself, the less resentment and anger I feel and the more loving I become toward myself and others."
What's ONE SMALL THING you can do to put yourself first, Sunshine?
Write it on a sticky note. Write it on your mirror. Write it on your to-do list. Email it to yourself. Email it to me! Put it in your smart phone. Write it on your hand! Write it down, make it real.
Then DO SOMETHING for yourself, no matter how small.
P.S. The more resistance you feel to this one, the more you need it. Just give it a try.
P.P.S. Or you could make yourself
a healthier chocolate treat. Then come back and do the exercise.
Stacy Spensley supports overwhelmed men and women to pragmatically integrate sustainable, step-by-step diet, mindset, and lifestyle changes so they can feel awesome and kick ass at life. She is professionally bossy and an ardent supporter of the Oxford comma.
Stacy is a healthy life coach, certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and a member of the International Association of Wellness Professionals.
CLICK HERE to learn more about working with Stacy.
