Day 224 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 32 - Cultivating Self-Care

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Lesson 224: Check In WEEK 32 - Cultivating Self-Care

The focus has been on self-care for the week. It is important to say yes to self-care and say no to other activities or others that do not serve towards your wellbeing. We need to allow good things to help nourish our mind, body and soul. there is no reason why we can’t make time for ourselves and it’s important that we do. We do not have to feel bad for taking the time out for self. Even though at times we think it might be selfish, it’s not selfish to do what is best for your needs. I feel like more and more these days that people are understanding of the need to take time for self, so there is no reason for you to not pursue practises that are nurturing to you. I spent the whole day today just binge watching TV whilst catching up on my blog posts that I’ve missed. It’s been pretty relaxed and it’s just the way I like it. No obligation to anyone but myself. Remember to always take time out for you.

Day 219 - A Year to Clear - Say Yes to No

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Photo by Kai Pilger on Unsplash

Photo by Kai Pilger on Unsplash

Lesson 219: Say Yes to No

“I live by the truth that ‘No’ is a complete sentence.”
— Anne Lamott, O Magazine

How many times in your life have you said yes out of some sense of obligation to someone? How many times have you felt bad for saying no to another and felt bad? Have you felt saying yes to someone acted against your best interest? Sometimes we hold onto this notion that we are going to disappoint someone else by saying no, though sometimes no is exactly what we need to say for our own self-care and well-being. It’s okay to want to do something just for our self and we shouldn’t feel bad for it. In life, we need to take time out for ourselves because we ourselves need that extra attention. Saying no is completely okay. Saying no can also be tough to say, though deep down you need to listen to that voice that is trying to advise you what’s best for you.

Saying no to others so that you focus on self when you need to, is a practise we need to adopt. Don’t say yes because of how someone else is going to feel. Put yourself first when you have to – there is nothing wrong with that.