In life we spend so much money and time on the necessities and others a lot of times we forget how valuable spoiling ourselves can be (at least every once in a while)
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life”
-Jean shinoda bolen
When it comes to caring for ourselves or spoiling ourselves one priceless emotion that comes along with that price tag is usually guilt, an unfortunate reaction as I do believe a lot of us don’t give ourselves enough credit for what we do in life, and therefore that we are not deserving of a little spoiling well let’s try allow ourselves to believe. Now an important point is that spoiling yourself doesn’t always imply “break the bank” in fact some of the things that we enjoy are free but we simply just don’t take enough time for ourselves to indulge in them, maybe you enjoy reclining and kicking back on the porch and reading a book or having a glass of wine while you watch your favorite show, whatever it is remove the guilt because in this whirlwind of responsibilities and constant to-do lists taking some time to just unwind and kick back not only will reduce stress levels in the present but assist in reducing it overall. Some of you are under such strict schedules that this may seem impossible but you are the exact people who need it most, and not just need it deserve it. You spend all day at your job or career and caring for your children along with the daily household tasks, heck maybe you don’t have children but you are just coping with being an adult (which is overrated) lol but if you could use your impeccable ability to schedule into making some time for yourself I promise it would help so much.
“I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.”
-Audre Lorde
I am not going to tell you thing you probably don’t already know, I am just reminding you of the truth a lot of us forget or overlook we spend so much time fantasizing about a massage or spending the day at the spa or taking that trip to a place we have never been wherever your imagination takes you, I’ll be the first to tell you that those don’t have to remain as daydreams, if anyone deserves those services and luxuries and vacations it is truly you, the person who works so hard and doesn’t get time to relax because the second that you get home and walk through that door there is this list of things that need to get done, in life money will come and go and opportunities will fly by too if you allow them to, so invest a bit of that forever fleeting currency in yourself because in the long run those experiences and moments of solace are priceless no matter how big or how small you decide to go anything is truly better than nothing, life is short and if every waking moment we spend is spent working and worrying that isn’t a life well spent in my opinion. you are worth it remember that, Don’t be afraid to spoil yourself bring a smile to that face because that’s a huge portion of caring for yourself. Love you all and hope you all get to indulge in some of those day dreams in the near future because as I said before, you deserve it.
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