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Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

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What Self-Care Looks Like

September 9, 2011 — , ,

This definition of “self-care” speaks for itself. It keeps me in check. How about you?

Self-care is NOT:

  • Taking without concerns for others
  • Grasping, greedy, mean
  • Selfish
  • Manipulating others to get attention, care, or love
Self-care IS:
  • Having concern for others but not at your own expense
  • Getting enough sleep, good food, and exercise to remain physically healthy
  • Finding mental stimulation to keep mentally alert
  • Spending time with people who like and respect you
  • Not expecting one person or group to meet all your needs
Self-caring PEOPLE:
  • Do for others because they want to; not to get something in return
  • Act without fear of what others will think because they get satisfaction from the action itself, not the reaction of others
  • Share love and are able to accept love in return
  • Are able to care for others because they recognize and find the love and attention they themselves need
  • Know they are neither marvelous or insignificant
  • Understand they are important but not indispensable
  • Allow others the dignity of making their own mistakes and claiming their own successes
  • Accept themselves and others as they really are, with all their faults and strengths
Source: A 4″ x 6″ piece of paper that was given to me by a friend last year. I use it as a bookmark. It’s a copy of a page from Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life by Dale Hanson Bourke.
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