Posted in self-care, tagged sleep hypnosis on 22 April 2008 | No Comments »
When I first moved here, I slept maybe 3 hours a night. It wasn’t just jet lag, but more the speed of the move. I like different things, but apparently I don’t deal with FAST change very well. Talk about groggy, try getting half your normal sleep for a year and a half. I didn’t [...]
Posted in self-care, tagged beyond bubble baths, empowering self-care, revolutionary self-care on 16 April 2008 | No Comments »
Pain hurts. Sometimes pain comes in a slow, growing way. Sometimes a pleasure becomes a pain, like a hug that gets so tight you feel you can’t breathe. A chocolate tastes great. A pound of chocolate within half an hour is a punishment.
My body is fantastic. In spite of everything I’ve done to it, it [...]
Posted in affirmations, positive self-talk, self-care, tagged letter to my body on 26 March 2008 | No Comments »
Your body is a temple, but only if you treat it as one. - Astrid Alauda
Dear Body,
We are going to improve our communication skills.
I promise to feed you when you are hungry, using foods that satisfy us emotionally as well as physically.
I promise to give you a large variety of interesting foods and flavors.
I promise [...]
Posted in affirmations, emotions, self-care, tagged A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle, Inside Out Weight Loss, Oprah, Renee Stephens on 23 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of my friends gave me a copy of her Easter picture to post - a Lindt take on a well-known internet cartoon.
Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. - Bill Cosby
I’ve spent the first half of my long weekend nurturing myself with some spiritual support. Mostly I’ve been doing [...]
Posted in affirmations, self-care, tagged champagne brunch, champagne chicken on 16 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
“I’ve been thinking, Hobbes…”
“On a weekend?”
“Well, it wasn’t on purpose…”
- Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
My self-care this weekend included a nice long walk. I got up at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, and walked down to the bakery and the vegetable stand at the weekmarket. Bought a lovely corn-fed chicken, a leek and some carrots. They [...]
Posted in self-care on 12 March 2008 | 2 Comments »
Man, the ideas for self-care are just flowing right now. I’m gonna start a tag for this, and go back to search out my old posts that are relevant.
Why do self-care? Because no one can take care of you like you can. Because it’s the purest form of personal renewal and recovery. Because it feels [...]
