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My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.
Oct 1, 2025
Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.
A lot of times what's satisfying to me in comedy is when a woman successfully does self-care.
By surviving passages of doubt and depression on the vocational journey, I have become clear about at least one thing: self-care is never a selfish act -- it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do so not only for ourselves but for the many others whose lives we touch.
The only person who is going to give you security and the life you want is you.
Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world.
Your heart is sacred land. Don't let just anything enter it. Guard it with your life.
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air.
We must be our own before we can be another's.
Self care isn't selfish. It's self esteem.
Self-care isn't selfish (it is a gift to all concerned). You can't serve from an empty vessel.
Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.
Effective health care depends on self-care; this fact is currently heralded as if it were a discovery.
Radical self-care is what we've been longing for, desperate for, our entire lives-friendship with our own hearts.
You can't hate yourself happy, You can't criticize yourself thin, You can't shame yourself wealthy. Real change begins with self-love and self care.
That's about 90 percent of my theological life - radical self-care. Put your own oxygen mask on first. I watch the self-talk that goes through my mind, and if I am being critical with myself, I shake myself out of it.
I started doing yoga in college, so that has just become a staple of a self-care routine for my mind and my body. My body craves it at this point, so I do it two to three times a week, sometimes more. I practice Vinyasa style yoga and sometimes mix it up.
I just moved into a new house, so I love spending time at home. Everything for me is all about self-care because I really feel that if I'm at my best, than I'm able to come to my job and really be feeling the best, so if I'm not working out or going on a hike, than I'm at home recharging and cooking dinner and hanging out with my cat.
Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.
God can take better care of you than you could ever take of yourself. He could open doors for you that you could never open. He can close doors that will keep you out of trouble. God can give you favor everywhere that you go.
Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.
Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.
We shouldn't just think about mammograms and self-exams and self-care once a year. It should be an ongoing thing.
The most important part of my mental self-care is knowing who to call for what kinds of help.
Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.
In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel "burnout" setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective.
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life - joyfully.
I think what tends to embarrass me most is how much I struggle at the little things that seem to come so easily to most people, mainly involving routine and self-care. It's hard for me to do things like cook a meal, not be in a constant apocalyptically late rush everywhere I go, to put something back when I'm finished with it. I seem to be hardwired for chaos and disorganization.
Radical self-care is quantum, and radiates out into the atmosphere, like a little fresh air. It is a huge gift to the world. When people respond by saying, “Well, isn’t she full of herself,” smile obliquely, like Mona Lisa, and make both of you a nice cup of tea.
Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you... There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love. I will protect you until you die, and after your death I will still protect you. I am stronger than Depression and I am braver than Loneliness and nothing will ever exhaust me.
Looking relevant, modern, timely and appropriate in terms of your age, body type and lifestyle is not only about the joy of self-expression but a form of self-care: it lets the world know how you want to be perceived and treated.
Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
It's not your job to like me - it's mine
You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.