Self Care Quotes

You’re allowed to say no.

You're allowed to say no.

“Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.”
Saint Augustine

Don’t you forget it.

Don't you forget it.

Repeat after me:

Repeat after me:

In your nervous system, you must trust.

In your nervous system, you must trust.

You mustn’t forget.

You mustn't forget.

I hope whoever needs to read this, does.

I hope whoever needs to read this, does.

Never.

Never.

People aren’t homes

People aren't homes

Be strong.

Be strong.

Don’t fake being okay.

Don't fake being okay.

Self-care IS community care.

Self-care IS community care.

Do this. And challenge someone else, too.

Do this. And challenge someone else, too.

“To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe.”
Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah, via Sunbeams (Page 115)

Inner peace begets outer peace.

Inner peace begets outer peace.

No one else will.

No one else will.

Ways to start feeling again:

Ways to start feeling again:

“Let us not underestimate the power of the shadow. It’s not enough to just meditate sometimes; we should meditate daily. It’s not enough, if you’re a recovering addict, to attend a meeting every once in a while; you should attend a meeting every day. It’s not enough that we forgive a few people; we must try our best to forgive everyone, for only love is real. If I withhold it from anyone, then I withhold it from myself. And it’s not enough to love only when it’s easy; we must try to expand our capacity to love even when it’s hard.”
Marianne Williamson, The Shadow Effect (Page 157)

Feeling drained?

Feeling drained?

It’s a sign.

It's a sign.