Do you know how to nurture yourself? Well most of us don’t and it can take a long while to realise that.
We’re not taught it in schools and again, most don’t learn it in our families as it can be called ‘selfish’.
And yet, in this pressurised, social media world, learning how to do it is essential for our own wellbeing. If we don’t, we cause ourselves stress, illness and stop truly enjoying our life.
Here are some of my suggestions to nurture yourself –
- Allow yourself to put aside worrying – even for a short while put it on the shelf
- Read a book you’ve always wanted to read
- Do something (anything) different from your usual routine
- Have gratitude for your life however it is at the moment
- Eat something really delicious which might be forbidden
- Smile, smile and smile even more!!
- Have a wonderful large Rossi’s ice cream or the equivalent in your area
- Celebrate you for being YOU in whatever way you want to
- Enjoy your garden or the park
- Go swimming, cycling or do some gentle exercise – if only lifting your cup or glass!
- Surprise yourself by saying ‘I Don’t Care’ when you feel like it
Remember that what is nurturing just now may not be nurturing at another time. So see it as treating yourself as your ‘new best friend’ and find out what pleases you, and maybe even gives you the feeling of being slightly naughty!
Let me know how you nurture yourself so that the rest of the Visible Woman Community can try them out too..
