Real Self-Care

 

Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness by Pooja Lakshmin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I think what I liked most about this book is that it encouraged you to define your priorities (giving you tools and exercises to identify them) and then come up with ways to align your life to those priorities. I might have rearranged the chapters so defining priorities came before setting boundaries and saying no, but I thought her approach to "self care" which is ultimately being true to yourself and not worrying about what other's may think was spot on.

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When you make a proactive choice, instead of felling like your life is being done to you, you're practicing real self-care.

when you make a life decision that aligns with your values, with your insides, then you don't care about what you're missing out on.

Only when you fully acknowledge the wealth you have in life can you be ready fro mre.  And a funny thing happens when you start appreciating and digesting all the good: You stop caring as much about getting that next thing.  You realize that what you have right now is just as good as what you may have in the future.

When you shut down your negative feelings, you're inadvertently shutting down your ability to experience positive ones as well.