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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Self Care

 


"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." — Jim Rohn

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha

“Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia ​

“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it.” — Anna Taylor

 “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Mindfulness isn’t difficult. We just need to remember to do it.” — Sharon Salzberg

“Doing nothing is sometimes the most productive thing.” — Paulo Coelho

“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.” — Bryant McGill

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown

People who love themselves don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” — Dan Pearce

 “We accept the love we think we deserve.” — Stephen Chbosky 

 “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” — Lucille Ball
 
“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.” — Oscar Wilde

  “Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.” — Rupi Kaur

“Happiness is an inside job. Don’t assign anyone else that much power over your life.” — Mandy Hale

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” — Dalai Lama

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“If you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don’t love yourself and if you are unhappy with yourself, you can’t give anything else but that.” — Gisele Bundchen

 “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” — Beyonce

“The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go.” — Dodinsky

  “Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
 
“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they make the best of everything.” — Unknown

“The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer somebody else up.” — Mark Twain

  “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” — Audrey Hepburn

  “We do not have the right to feel helpless. We must help ourselves. After destiny has delivered what it delivers, we are responsible for our lives.” — Cheryl Strayed

“Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again.” — Lalah Delia

 “Find the love you seek by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.” — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults.” — Les Brown
  

“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” — Charles Bukowski

“Keep watering yourself. You’re growing.” — E. Russell
 

“The things that make me different are the things that make me.” — Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne

 “A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.” — Haruki Murakami

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” — Brené Brown

“Plant hope in your heart’s wounds.” — Alexandra Vasiliu

“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle

“You are very powerful, provided you know how powerful you are.” — Yogi Bhajan

“If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.” — Barbara De Angelis

 

“Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.” — Cheryl Strayed

“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” — Carl Gustav Jung


“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” — Sally Field

“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” — Diane von Furstenberg

 

“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does—that makes you a winner right here.” — Venus Williams

“You must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first.” — Rupi Kaur  
 
 

“One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” — Shannon L. Alder

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” — Sylvia Plath

“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” — Brene Brown

“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.” — George R.R. Martin

“If you’re not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it’s hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that’s really not an ingredient for a happy life.” — Anne Hathaway

“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand, but ultimately, they are indistinguishable.” — M. Scott Peck

“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” — Andre Gide 

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly 

“Treat yourself like someone you love.” — Glennon Doyle
 

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.” — Rumi

“Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” — Jennifer Elisabeth

“Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on Earth to offer to others.” — Parker Palmer

   
“Feel the fact that you are enough.” — Mark Nepo

“You really have to love yourself to get anything in this world done.” — Lucille Ball

“It’s really about changing the conversation. It’s not about perfection. It’s about purpose. We have to care about our bodies and what we put in them. Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health—take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish. The world will see you the way you see you and treat you the way you treat yourself.” — Beyoncé

“My heart is beating, and I’m breathing and nothing anybody has ever done has changed that.” — Rupi Kaur

“Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion, and respect to your own journey.” — S. McNutt

“You are free, you are powerful, you are good, you are love, you have value, you have a purpose. All is well.” — Abraham Hicks

“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” — Maya Angelou

“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené Brown

“Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters. You will, too.” — Jennae Cecelia

“Love yourself when you’re tired. Love yourself when you’re weak. Love yourself when you’re confused. Love yourself when you’re broken. Love yourself when you’re restored.” — MB

“I am what I am. I can’t help myself, and if you don’t like it, get with somebody else.” — Jonas Brothers

“Your biggest commitment must always be to yourself.” — Bridgett Devoue

“No one can rescue me. I know because I’ve already tried to get them to do it. It doesn’t work. This is all on me.” — Michelle D’Avella

“Loving yourself isn’t vanity; it’s sanity.” — Katrina Mayer

“In stressful times, it’s okay to not be perfect. Cut yourself some slack. Because right now, you might not be your best self, but you are growing and you are trying your best. And that is good enough.” — Ashley Hetherington

 “Don’t fall into the trap of sacrificing your self-esteem for affection and acceptance.” — Ashley Graham

 “The same light you see in others is shining within you, too.” — MHN

“When you feel your worst is when you need to love yourself more.” — Unknown

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.” — Wayne Dyer

“One of the most important things you can accomplish is just being yourself.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“A lot of times we are angry at other people for not doing what we should have done for ourselves.”— Rupi Kaur

“No one is you, and that is your superpower.” — Unknown

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel

“Self love—it doesn’t mean that everyone will treat you the way you deserve to be treated. It means that you won’t let them change the way you see yourself; nor will you stick around for them to destroy you.” — Tony A. Gaskins Jr.
 
 
 “Find out who you are and be that person. That’s what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” — Ellen DeGeneres

 “Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” — Louise Hay

 “I used to be bound by people who placed limits on what they thought I could do. Through that, I learned that if you want something, you have to be the one to go out and do it. If you don’t ask for something, you’re not going to get it.” — Ashley Graham
 
“Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself.” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 “Make yourself a priority.” — Unknown

 “Self-care is giving the world the best ‘you’ instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed

 “If there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” — Beyoncé

 “Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia

 “Life is too short to spend it at war with yourself.” — Unknown 

 “You owe it to yourself to become everything you’ve ever dreamed of being.” — Unknown
 
“I try to keep it real. I don’t have time to worry about what I’m projecting to the world. I’m just busy being myself.” — Demi Lovato

 “You change the world by being yourself.” — Yoko Ono

 “Trust the next chapter because you are the author.” — Unknown

  “It’s you versus you.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

 “Be brave enough to heal yourself even when it hurts.” — Bianca Sparacino
 
“You are good enough to make whatever you want to achieve possible. You just need to find your talent and passion, then put a heck of a lot of work into it.” — Ashley Graham

 “When life puts you in touchy situations, don’t say, ‘Why me?’ Just say, ‘Try me.'” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
 
  “Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow someone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. By all means, you should follow that.” — Ellen DeGeneres
  
“I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.” — Maya Angelou

“I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.” — Serena Williams

  “Love is the absence of judgment.” — Dhali Lama

 “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” — Rumi

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure.” — Suzy Kassem 
 
“It is interesting how often we can’t see all the ways in which we are being strong.” — Lena Dunham

 “I was once afraid of people saying, ‘Who does she think she is?’ Now, I have the courage to stand and say, ‘This is who I am.'” — Oprah Winfrey
 
“Being comfortable in your own skin is one of the most important things to achieve. I’m still working on it!” — Kate Mara

“Put yourself first. Self-love is not selfish at all. It means that you’re taking care of yourself, and like my mom reinforced to me, to make sure that I was safe and that I was healthy.” — Laurie Hernandez

“If we treated ourselves as well as we treated our best friend, can you imagine?” — Meghan Markle

 “Just do what works for you because there will always be somebody who thinks differently.” — Michelle Obama

 “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” — Anna Taylor

“Nobody is perfect. I just don’t believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, ‘This is who I am, and look at me not being perfect!’ I’m proud of that.” — Kate Winslet

“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise L. Hay

“I’m not going to apologize for who I am, and I’m going to actually love the skin that I’m in. I’m not gonna be striving for some other version of myself.” — Amy Schumer

“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” — Beyoncé

“I just wanted to remind you, in case you needed to hear it, to be kind and loving to yourself, and talk to yourself like you would talk to your best friend.” — Camila Cabello 

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.” — Anne Lamott

“Take time off. The world will not fall apart without you.” — Malebo Sephodi

“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené Brown

“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené

“I celebrate myself, and sing myself.” — Walt Whitman

“And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?” — Rumi

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ― Audre Lorde


“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” — Jack Kornfield ​

“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” — Deborah Day ​

“I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.” — Maya Angelou

“Mental health… is not a destination, but a process.” — Noam Shpancer


Taking care of yourself is a way of living. It is not a one-time act.