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“Healthy selfishness feels like taking a risk. It does not mean disregarding other people’s feelings and needs. It simply means we do not disregard ourselves to please others or to support others at our own expense. It means we take care of our body and value our needs, desires, feelings and dreams.” – Blake D. Bauer A recent post at …
One of the items on my Top 100 List of Ways to Love Myself is to make time to curl up with a cup of tea and read a good book (fuzzy red socks optional depending on the season). Reading makes me feel happy and according to a recent New York Times article there’s more to it than just feeling …
This photo from the blogger extraordinaire Sally Schneider’s Improvised Life web site sounded like the perfect advice for how to take time out for self care. It’s extremely difficult to come to a full stop in life and make time to take care of ourselves. But sometimes that is just what is needed. A friend of mine recently made one …
I recently had a conversation with a friend about boundaries and saying “no.” Her phone was ringing and as a successful realtor, her phone rings a lot. But we were having girlfriend time and she was torn between interrupting our time together and working. “I don’t want to answer it, but it might be my client who just received his …
Are you one of those people who just can’t imagine how sitting quietly on a cushion for a set number of minutes focusing on your breath can in any way be advantageous to your health or make your life brighter? Meditating for the past two years has improved my life in many ways. It has made me more responsive and …
