If you are anything like me you would much rather put others before yourself. Well that is how I use to be. As I found out in 2023 you can’t give and give and give of yourself, especially to people who might not appreciate it. For if you do it can REALLY break you!
Moving forward, I'm going to do a few things differently. First, pray, read a Bible verse or two, something to make sure I’m tapping into the Power of a Higher Being, to me God. If we give everything to Him, then things tend to work out better. I say better which doesn’t always mean the way that we think they should, it means the way He has planned for us.
Secondly, I’m facing my fears, jumping into my feelings more and seeing what to do to change them. As I said in my story post there’s about a month or so of this year that I have a hard time remembering what happened. What was going on then, how was I feeling? Well, I can tell you I had A LOT of anxiety and definitely some depression. I joined a program that has helped me tremendously. I listened to some books “Thriving with Anxiety” and "Take Control of Your Life”. All of these talk about self-care. If your tank is not full it is going to be hard to take care of others.
So the third thing for now is I’m learning more about what self-care is and then making sure I take action. There is so much research out there on the subject of self-care. One article says there are 7 aspects;
Mental - manage stress
Emotional - practice gratitude, setting boundaries
Physical - basic nutrition, hydration, exercise
Environmental - having a space where you feel calm
Spiritual - nourishing our inner being, taking care of matters of the heart
Recreational- hobbies, fun ideas, new activities
Social - connections with others
The social aspect should be nurtured regularly because it affects our mental health, our mental health affects our physical and so on.
I’ll be covering more details of these 7 aspects in later posts. Leave a comment if there is something you do for self-care? Or if there is an area you want help with.
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