Practice Daily Self Care

Practice daily self care as an essential way to honor your body, your mind, your emotions and to honor your spirit.

It is imperative that you practice daily self care in order to live a balanced life. We are spirit beings in physical form and we need to take good care of ourselves on all levels.

When we practice daily self care the act of loving others becomes easier without taking from your life force energy. Nurturing others is more organic and flows when we care for ourselves daily.

Painting “Nirvana” by my nieceLorraine Brennan

Fill your own Cup

Fill your own cup byputting yourself first as an act of self love. We are here to grow, learn, enjoy life and to be of service to others. Giving what we do not have ourselves or do not give to ourselves depletes our bodies and our psyche creating an imbalance.

Fill your own cup first, then giving to others comes from the flow of life within us. The result of self care is joy for the giver and the receiver as your cup runs over with love.

Positive things that feed your body, mind, emotions and spiritfill your own cup. Meditation, reading an engaging book, tea with a loving friend, walking in nature or working on a creative project are some examples of things that nurture you.

Honor your Body

Honor your body by feeding it healthful live foods, drinking plenty of water and exercising. Your body is the temple of Spirit. Accept it as it is lovingly and be grateful that it is your vehicle to express your creativity, playfulness and to be of service to mankind.

Honor your body by nurturing it with warm baths, stretching, receiving Reiki healings, massages and other healings.

Walking is a wonderful way to honor your body, get exercise, feel grounded and meditate all at the same time.

Honor your Mind

Honor your mind by using affirmations in order to keep your thoughts positive. The mind can only focus on one thing at a time. What you focus on you create more of, so create consciously with intention.

Youhonor your mind when you meditate. In meditation you focus on one thing such as your breath, to help still the mind. Your mind is a powerful tool for self awareness when you focus it daily in this way.

When you keep your thoughts on your intention you also honor your mind. The mind is meant to be the servant of the master within you which is your Higher Mind or Higher Power. So use your mind for your highest good consciously.

Honor your Emotions

Honor your emotions by allowing them to flow in the moment without judgement. Emotions are neither right nor wrong. Let go of your thoughts and just be with your feelings.

Sharing your feelings with a trusted friend is so important as a way to honor your emotions and release pent up feelings.

In addition to that a way tohonor your emotions is to have an agreement with a friend. When you need to vent you let the friend know by simply saying “I need to vent.” That is the cue for them to just be a good listener and not try to fix the problem for you.

Honor your Spirit