ℭ𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔖𝔢𝔩𝔣 ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔢

Love yourself or die horribly and thats on gawd

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𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐸𝑎𝑠𝑦 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠

    Spiritual self care is not only about religion, though it could be, spiritual self care is taking the steps to know who we truly are. This is the real us, not a mask that we put on or a charade we play so that others will be pleased with us, this is who the person behind all that. It’s different from the way that we project “ourselves”, it's deeper than our temporary gratification from soulless validation. If we practice spiritual self care we will tune into ourselves, and it will not only lead to greater inner peace, but it can help us develop and/or strengthen our standards and principles.There are easy steps in which you can start your spiritual self care journey.

Give Yourself Space:

A good way to start is to clear the space around you. You are constantly moving and changing the things around you, it's time to take control of your space. You can’t connect with who you truly are in a cluttered area, take the time and do you right. An empty space will reflect an empty slate, start over and give yourself a little bit of that love you've been giving out. When your space is clean it will be easier for you to focus on other things. Clean your space, burn a candle, make it smell nice, and keep it clean.

Meditate:

Meditation is the easiest way to connect with yourself or something else spiritually. It might take awhile to get started, depending on your life or just your will to do it. When you are able to start and you do it everyday you will feel the peace within you build up and continue with you throughout the entire day. There are many benefits to meditation besides spiritual connection, but the most important one is that it reduces stress. Meditate everyday and watch the benefits unfold before you.

Journaling:

Journals are another way to self reflect and understand a deeper, more meaningful part of you. Writing helps you organize thoughts and actions and when you look back on your past writings it can also give you a bigger perspective on certain situations. Negative thoughts and emotions can cloud your mind and be self destructive writing and reflecting over them will help you realize this and help you overcome them. Remember to do what feels right for you, so if you wanna try a different type of journaling go ahead it's all up to you. Try and keep a journal.

Forgiveness:

Don't ruin your life by holding grudges and keeping things that are toxic to you. If you can’t forgive someone then that is on your head and you will have to deal with that. So much time and energy is wasted every day into holding hate in your heart for others, let go and let yourself grow. Hate will only stunt your growth and stop you from moving on and being happy. Be better than the people you hate and move on.

It is important to live in the moment and to not let a single second pass you by, and you can't be doing that if you are wasting your seconds on someone who doesn't deserve it. Don't complicate your life and make it difficult, keep it simple. If what you're doing doesn't work then try something else, you'll find your perfect plan in no time. This is your journey and as long as you are happy and satisfied then there is no right or wrong way. The most important thing you do is stay true to yourself, don't compromise on you and don't settle, you are worth every second of every day. So don't waste time on people who don't think so.

https://www.desert-alchemy.com/article/spiritual-self-care/

https://beyondthesafeharbor.com/what-is-spiritual-self-care-how-to-practice-it-today/

https://chopra.com/articles/10-spiritual-self-care-tips-you-need-to-know

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5 Daily Steps To Take Care Of Your Skin

Some of the best things you can do with your skin don’t necessarily require any type of expensive fancy products. The only thing you basically need are the three most important tools such as; Thoughtfulness, TLC and most important of all Consistency. These are the tools you’ll need to create a foundation of healthy, beautiful glowing skin. From exercising regularly to eating a balanced diet to being conscious of the products that you use, I give you 3 simple ways to love your skin.

STEP 1:

Wash your face twice a Day. Always, Always, Always use a gentle non-toxic cleanser, wash your face morning and night (and after bouts of excess sweating) to make sure that pores are free of dirt, grime and bacteria. Failure to do so can increase pore size, make skin oilier, and even cause acne. So last reminder wash your face twice a day to get that glowing healthy look. 

STEP 2:

Get Plenty Of Good Sleep: Getting good sleep and enough rest is very essential for proper skin cell and tissue rejuvenation. Before getting a good nights rest be sure to clear your mind and become stress free before your face hits the pillow. Turn of your cell phones or any of your electronics and other stimulating activities before your intended bedtime, and maybe even read a book for fun or listen to music. Be sure to choose your environment wisely or if you have no choice on the type of environment your in try and tidy things up. Just know that heavy air pollution’s, cigarette smoke, or artificial fragrance can greatly impact skin health by forming free radicals or causing skin irritations. Be very cautious of your environment because it is very important to be clean. Having enough sleep also is very important because you don’t want a saggy morning face going to school.  

STEP 3:

Drink Plenty Of Water: It is so important to keep yourself hydrated. Drinking a lot of water and hydrating yourself and your skin gives you a glowing healthy young look. Drinking plenty of water has so many health benefits. It lubricates the joints, it forms saliva and mucus so your mouth isn’t always dry, it boosts skin health and beauty, cushions the brain, spinal cords and other body tissues, flushes out wastes and toxins and so much more. So if you want beautiful skin start carrying around a gallon of water with you everywhere you go and drink up to get that glow!!!

STEP 4: 

Lift People Up: Only ugly people tear others down. That’s the saying I grew up listening to. My sister would always remind me that when I say nasty hurtful things to others that’s how people will view me as, a nasty hurtful mean person, and that can really make you look ugly. Lifting people up also does give you a glow it makes you feel good and the way you feel is the way you’ll look so if you feel fantastic BABY GIRL you’ll look fantastic. Lifting people up is the key to beauty. 

STEP 5:

LOVE YOURSELF: This is the most important step of all. If you cannot achieve this step well then none of the 4 steps that were given will work. It took me a while to even start looking at myself in the mirror. I’ve always felt so insecure about myself and I never looked at myself as a pretty person or attractive and so I tend to bring myself down which was so not cute because the more I looked down on myself or tore myself down made me lose track of what’s more important the beauty within. As corny as that sounded it’s so true. You are your worst enemy. One day, I just got tired of all the negativity I was bringing to myself and others and so I started to go to the gym, Getting enough sleep, reading more and other things to keep myself occupied. I even started complimenting myself more and loving myself and it really boosted my confidence and now I can say that I look at myself more than 10 times a day. It’s not being conceited or a big head I just learned to love myself and now I feel so good more than I have ever felt in my life. SO WHOEVER MAY BE READING THIS OR EVEN GOT AS FAR AS THE LAST STEP WITHOUT FALLING ASLEEP REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND TO LOVE YOURSELF!!!

www.medicalnewstoday.com developgoodhabbits.com health.com

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I love how in depth you went with all your steps, and I especially love those last two steps. You are so right its all about attitude and what you project. There is no real growth in hate and that's a fact. I can really relate to your post because sometimes it's the simple steps that make the biggest difference, my face can attest to that. When there is hate in your heart it shows in your attitude, so please toxic people stay away. I know you have great skin and now that you’ve dropped your skin care routine we can all have glowing skin like you!!! Thanks so much for taking what is droned on about everywhere and making it interesting to read, you are amazing, you are beautiful and you are valid. Don’t ever doubt that you look great 24/7 because you kill it day and night, honest truth.

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Cracking The Code of Self Care; Breaking It Down To 6 Parts

 There are many different ways you can perform self care, but there are six main categories for self care. As an individual person, you can have your own ideas of what self care should be and have your own way of doing it, but these six are the most important for young teens like ourselves, these are relevant groups of self care. For kids who are developing and coming into their own, it is important that we de-stress ourselves, because as youth the future will only get harder. We need to get a handle on our happiness before it slips away. 

Remember that you are valid, you are amazing, you are beautiful and nobody can take that away from you.

The first category is physical, this involves eating well, becoming active and taking care of your physical health. It’s participating in sports and other activities that will get you moving, most importantly it's something  that you enjoy. 

The second is mental, you need to take care of yourself intellectually whether that is just de-stressing yourself with menial activities or reading, or doing brain teasers. 

The third is emotions, which includes identifying your feelings and what caused them, accepting those feelings and expressing your emotions. This is vital to everyone’s health. You learn to focus on getting a handle on your emotions and finding outlets for your feelings, and a way to express yourself emotionally. 

The fourth is spiritual, getting to know your own beliefs and coming to terms with whatever they may be. It is you finding your purpose in life and peace with your life and the choices you have made. Spirituality doesn't mean you have to be religious, but it can be for some people. 

Spirituality can mean whatever you need it to, there is no set construct for spirituality, so don't force yourself into a religious setting you don't want to be a part of.

The fifth is social, sometimes we take a break from people and that's okay, but as humans we need to connect with each other. Taking care of yourself socially is just you making sure you're comfortable with people outside of your immediate family. That doesn't mean you have to be close with everybody or even talk to everyone, it just means that you are comfortable enough with people to include them in your life.

The sixth is taking care of your relations, personal and general, not having good relationships with family and friends can ruin everything you’ve worked so hard for in this journey to self care. It is strengthening relationships with parents, friends and other family members. Daily interactions with your family have a great affect on people’s health.

 You can add or change the categories to fit you and your personality because these are just a baseline for what you will use in the future. Our happiness depends on who we grow up to be or who we choose to stay. If you choose to stay stressed and not deal with things healthily you won't be able to grow into an amazing person. If you choose to deal with frustrating and stressful situations then you will only grow and be better.

Sources:

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/weightless/2011/05/the-7-vital-types-of-self-care/

https://medium.com/@wendymillermeditation/5-types-of-self-care-and-practice-ideas-for-each-9e88a61c6bb0

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DON’T FORCE YOURSELF

One of the first mistakes we make when it comes to self care is forcing ourselves to do things that we don't want to do. We force ourselves to go run and to go on diets, but that's not self care. Self care is about you and your needs, what makes you feel good and get better. You can push yourself to be better but that's a different thing, pushing yourself means that's what you want to do and you're working hard for it. Forcing yourself is to do something against your will, and that's not okay. Just because everyone has a certain view on what self care is doesn't mean that it's right for you.

 Self care can be taking baths, eating out, and working out but it can also be staying in, eating junk food, crying your emotions out, talking to someone, or just sleeping. Self care comes in many different forms and you shouldn't restrict yourself to one type. Do what makes you happy. If exercise makes you happy, then do it. If watching sad movies and eating ice cream makes you happy, then do it. You shouldn’t be hesitating to do something that brings you joy, life’s too short to not be happy. 

But self care isn't just about the physical, it's about your emotional and mental state too. If you need to talk something out then talk it out, if there is no one to confide in and nobody you trust then keep a journal. If you are experiencing emotional challenges and you don't know what to do, take some time for yourself. Give YOU a chance to breathe. Let it out however you want, but a good hard cry, that's the one that gets me moving.

 You need to let yourself go once in awhile, just leave yourself be. When all those ugly emotions come at you from every corner of your mind just remember to, Leave Yourself Alone. Don’t attack you, you are good, you are great and you can do this. Life is hard, living is hard, but you just gotta keep on going. One day you're going to wake up and not have a single bad thought about yourself and that's going to be the greatest day ever.

One of the hardest things about living is all the emotions. Emotions are hard, they suck, and they’re overwhelming but they can be amazing as well. Do what you want, be who you want, and love who you want. Take a break, calm down, do something to make you feel better and then continue. Forcing yourself to do or be something you don't want or can't handle will just make your life so much worse. Forcing yourself to be better is not the goal of self care or self love, it's not the key to a better life and it won't make you happy. You can have a good and structured life but everyone needs a break, so take one, we all need it. Once you’ve managed to give yourself a little leeway everything will get better and you will be okay.

If you want to know where I got some ideas for better self care then these are the websites I used:

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a24886599/self-care-routine-tips/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-self-care-is-and-what-it-isnt-2/

https://www.blessingmanifesting.com/2017/07/what-is-self-care.html

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Sandralei’s pointers on better self care

 As a teenager I have felt a lot of ugly emotions about others, but more importantly about myself. I’ve learned that to live a happy life you have to make yourself a priority. Love others but love yourself more, come along as I share what it takes to love yourself.

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