Self-care is an important ritual that we need to cultivate and implement into our daily routines and activities even in the span of stress, uncertainties, and distress.
Life can be a handful to manage, playing its trick with obstacles and challenges and sometimes the process can be overwhelming and drilling that we need to step back and reevaluate.
Self-care on bad days will help to remind you that neglecting and ignoring your needs should never be on the list no matter the phase or stage of surviving and thriving.
Self-care is the ability to be equipped with the right tools and ready to make yourself a priority, it is showing up for yourself positively as you do for others, and honoring the boundaries you’ve set for yourself even in difficult situations.
Self-care is releasing the habit of overextending in ways that are unhealthy and draining, standing firm to yourself even when disappointment and bad energy smuggles in. It is simply a remembrance that you are in charge of replenishing and regaining yourself.
Self-care isn’t always doing the thing that you want to do, it doesn’t always equal comfort, and sometimes self-care is doing the thing that’s good for you even if it’s not the easy thing.
May you be brave enough
To choose yourself even
When others don’t
Setting healthy boundaries
in my life reminds me that
I am in charge of nurturing my joy.
These 30+ Self Care Tips will help you for bad days.
1. Drink a lot of water and stay hydrated; Water is the driving force in nature.
2. Unplug- Some periods of growth are so confusing that you don’t even recognize that growth is happening, you feel depressed with the process of change with anxiety and all negative energy creeping in. On days when surviving and thriving seems like a chore, unplug and take a step back.
3. Be thankful; practice gratitude- Transformation can be painful, know that you are not falling apart, you are falling into something different with a new capacity to be beautiful so be thankful always for every level.
4. Meditate- Connection is healing, so be open!
5. Reflect on the good.
6. Binge watch on shows that are your favorites.
7. Get some sleep- sleep is your best meditation!
8. Confront negativity– The words you speak to yourself live in your heart, in your mind, and in your bones. Speak gently, speak kindly speak as if the words you are saying will find their home within you because they will.
9. Sit up straight-Abundance is realizing that you can always start new, start fresh, start with new dreams, with new words, with new intentions, with new ecstasies, with new victories, with new stories.
10. Detox from technology- Turn off the phone and be present.
11. Treat yourself specially- go on a date, reward yourself.
You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop- Rumi
Treat yourself as a rarity; honor your worth instead of shrinking!
12. Journal- Strip your mind and heart of conserved emotions through words.
Acknowledge your worth; speak to yourself, let it all out without boundaries.
Journaling is like whispering to yourself and listening at the same time, it is a space for you to think, feel, discover, expand, remember and envision.
You can shake off everything; as you write, your sorrow disappear and your resilience is reborn.
13. Listen to some calming instrumental and soothing vibrations- Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.
14 Take a few minutes, pause and do nothing but breath; inhaling and exhaling. Conscious breathing is an anchor.
15. Prioritize your to-do list.
16. Indulge in hot baths and wash the day off; an oil massage, soft smells, and clothes with soft texture are the best combo after taking a hot bath.
17. Say positive affirmations– Be mindful, be grateful, be positive, be true, be kind.
I am working through my mess,
I am sorting out my life,
I am finding my peace,
I am deserving of emotionally
Clean space.
18. Let the sun soak into your bones (Watch the sunset).
19. Let loose and simply relax- Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.
20. Reach out if you must.
21. Listen to your favorite playlist.
22. Keep a catalog of positive quotes, a set of inspirational words that uplifts your positive vibes.
23. Make a detailed gratitude list.
24. Remind yourself of your worth and value.
25. Go out- If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out!
26. Allow yourself to be distracted.
27. Try your hands on something new.
28. Practice more of your hobby.
29. Question your assumptions, be kind to yourself in the process, live for the moment, loosen up, scream, count your blessings, just let go. Just be!
30. And most importantly Reevaluate!
How has life been treating you lately, and what self-care activities do you practice to cool off on your bad days?