All Quotes By Tag: Self-care

“I lied and said I was busy.I was busy;but not in a way most people understand.I was busy taking deeper breaths.I was busy silencing irrational thoughts.I was busy calming a racing heart.I was busy telling myself I am okay.Sometimes, this is my busy -and I will not apologize for it.”

“You aren’t doing “nothing” when you choose to put your well-being first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.”

“You aren’t doing “nothing” when you choose to put your wellbeing first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.”

“There were moments when it hurt so bad you couldn’t breathe, yet somehow you survived the pain. There were days when you could barely put one foot in front of the other, yet somehow you arrived at your destination. There were nights when you cried yourself to sleep, yet somehow you held on until the morning. Your life is nothing less than a miracle.”

“You are more than a survivor. You have been transformed.”

“Lineage, personality, and environment may shape you, but they do not define your full potential.”

“You can do this, and if you can’t do it today, you’ll do it tomorrow. You are not a failure.”

“In fact that is why the lives of most women are so vaguely unsatisfactory. They are always doing secondary and menial things (that do not require all their gifts and ability) for others and never anything for themselves. Society and husbands praise them for it (when they get too miserable or have nervous breakdowns) though always a little perplexedly and half-heartedly and just to be consoling. The poor wives are reminded that that is just why wives are so splendid — because they are so unselfish and self-sacrificing and that is the wonderful thing about them! But inwardly women know that something is wrong. They sense that if you are always doing something for others, like a servant or nurse, and never anything for yourself, you cannot do others any good. You make them physically more comfortable. But you cannot affect them spiritually in any way at all. For to teach, encourage, cheer up, console, amuse, stimulate or advise a husband or children or friends, you have to be something yourself. […]”If you would shut your door against the children for an hour a day and say; ‘Mother is working on her five-act tragedy in blank verse!’ you would be surprised how they would respect you. They would probably all become playwrights.”

“Our bodies play a huge role in the accomplishment of our goals and our overall happiness. Embodiment… is about tuning into our physical bodies and learning ways to support our health and well-being so that we can do what we need to do, and enjoy the journey.”

“My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.”

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”