Ooooooooof…
Division, tension, political views, scary world events, and emotions are running high lately, aren’t they? It has become a daily battle to keep ourselves balanced and stress-free in our tumultuous times. Instead of waxing poetic about what we should all think, feel and do, around these tensions, I thought I’d just remind you of 25 things to help you with your own self-care:
Talk about it
Unplug and take a break
Look for the helpers
Look for resources
Channel your emotion into something positive
Honor your feelings
Take care of yourself
Help someone else
Take a long walk
Write a letter to get it all out… and then re-write another if you can’t let it go
Go take a yoga class
Go get a massage
Join an organization
Start a blog/ Write in a journal
Go to bed early—restore and recharge
Go see a funny movie
Engage in your hobby/ Start a hobby
Restore with your faith or meditation
Go do something daring—conquer a fear and take control
Do some grounding—go lay in the grass
Find solitude in a task that allows you to tune everyone else out
Do something creative
Take a bath/ luxuriate
Call someone you love and catch up
Set boundaries without guilt
Even if a particular event is no longer in the news cycle, that doesn't mean that we're finished processing it. Be respectful of yourself and your needs. Rigorous self-care habits are a wonderful healing ally to get us through tough times.
Much love, to you… we’ll get through this crazy time and things will feel normal again, I'm certain.