Real self-care

Self-care is a popular topic in our world.  We are often advised to take a bath or meditate or otherwise chill out.  I am not opposed to any of those things.

However, real self-care does not always feel warm and fuzzy.  Real self-care might mean cutting out the junk food.  It might mean hitting the gym.  It might mean extracting ourselves from a toxic relationship or job.  It can be messy and uncomfortable in the moment.

Other people or entities may not want us to do real self-care.  They’d rather sell us some bubble bath or wine.  They like when we assume that we have to keep doing things the way we always have, no matter what it costs us in health and happiness because they are benefitting from it.

We have value.  We deserve to be strong and powerful and happy.  Let’s take the time to think about what we really want and need to be our best selves and do that first.  We can take a spa day later if we still think it will do us good.