self-love
noun
- regard for one's own well-being and happiness.
- Self-care is all the little ways we take care of ourselves to avoid a breakdown in different areas of health such as physical, spiritual and mental. Practicing self care will help you feel more connected to yourself and the world around you.
- It is important, you are important.
1. Interrupt the denigrating, negative self talk.
2. Don’t beat yourself up when you get something wrong.
3. Give yourself credit for the ways you’ve changed and grown.
4. Say something good about yourself everyday.
5. Refuse to fixate on the things that could go wrong.
6. Believe that you are worthy of unconditional love.
Here are a few things you can do to reinforce self care & love into your everyday life.
Be selfish. Do one thing today just because it makes you happy.
Make decisions differently. If you normally go with your heart, go with your head or vice versa.
Soak in the atmosphere. Sit somewhere green, and be quiet for a few minutes.
Help others. Hold the door, pay for a strangers bill at the coffee shop, carry shopping bags for someone.
Say no to negativity. It may just be social media but constantly seeing negative posts / complaining can suck the life out of you. Most of the time you're not in control of what pops up on your feed however when you can delete, mute or block negative followers.
Try a new route to work. Create new neural pathways in the brain to keep it healthy by switching up your routine.
Date night. Have a date night with yourself! I know what you're thinking "I'm always with myself" This time, spend an hour or so doing something you love. Something that nourishes you. (visit a gallery, gardening, read a book, go to a comedy show, etc.)
Compliment yourself. Tell yourself things like...I love my freckles, I have amazing eyes, I made myself a delicious dinner today, I'm a fabulous mum/dad.
Headphones in. Spend some time listening to songs that make you happy. Create a happy playlist, plug those headphones in and enjoy your evening.
Light it up. Scented candles to relax your mood whilst praying, meditating or bathing can help create a calm atmosphere.
Ask for help. your doctor, your parents, your manager or a friend. Let people know you need some help. This is super important!
Stay positive x
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If you haven't guessed from the title of the post I recently turned 22.
YAS hunty. Ya girl is feeling twenty two *flicks hair*
Ok.. So.. umm, My birthday was actually a month ago but this post still counts. (still accepting gifts btw)
I loved my outfits and had to share them with y'all! Above are 2/4 of my birthday outfits.
I always aim to wear bright colours for my birthday (it's also become a tradition to wear a co-ord and/or wide leg pants), its not even to stand out, its just my melanin pops severely against all those colours likkeee *sips cocktail*. The duck egg blue was something new. Out of all the pale/pastel colours in the world i hadn't tried blue but it looks amazziing in different textures.
Missguided choker - Green co-ord (made by a tailor) - Simmi perspex boots
🙌🏾👍🏾🌺🌺 Love it
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