Whew…that one just shot through me like a bullet! I have been struggling so much with this one
recently. The only difference I would
like to add, and I hope Mandy Hale will forgive me, is to include “expecting” care. I have had a life time of wanting to be cared
for, and when it does not happen, I am the on that feels so worthless. I have tried to “force” care, I have begged
for care, but that does not work either.
I thought the recent heart crisis would change things, but it has only
made it worse. I am letting go….I am
letting go of this pain, but it does not mean I have stopped caring. It means I have stopped letting it hurt me. It means I will care for me.
"…and by that I mean…If you
believe that you are a child of the universe, or a product of Love, and/or a
global citizen, then it’s common sense that you care well for yourself. In
fact, you’re honour bound to love yourself.
And like, self care as a divine
responsibility is more than a monthly pedicure or treating yourself to your
favourite pint on Fridays (though both are fab’.) But let’s think more highly
of our cosmic selves. Self care is taking the time to recover. It’s sabbaticals
to clear your head and chart your course. It’s leaving. It’s investing. It’s
asking for more. It’s being protective and tender and limitlessly compassionate
with yourself.
Treat yourself like the divine
creature that you are…
and then get a pedicure and have
a pint." ~Danielle LaPorte
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