Your mind is a powerful thing. It can take you to places you’ve never been through the power of imagination. It helps you solve problems and creates memories. But it can also be your biggest enemy. When it causes you to get stuck in negative thought patterns or ruminating over the past, things can get pretty hard. We’ve all been there.
Self-care used to be seen as something shallow, and being depressed or anxious put people under this huge stigma of being perceived as selfish and weak. Luckily, the approach to self-care has changed a lot over the past few years. Now, in an era when we are surrounded by constant stress and anxiety, and it’s harder than ever to get away from it all, self-care is finally getting recognized. Whether that means going out with friends or staying in and watching your favorite show, it’s about taking some you-time out of each day. Every little thing that makes you feel better is crucial to your overall health — and it can even benefit your relationships and career growth.
We’ve searched the internet for the best self-care quotes to serve as a daily reminder that it’s more than ok to stop and just enjoy some time off to pamper yourself every day. These positive affirmations can be your little support whenever you need a push through life’s challenges to move forward in a positive direction!
#121
“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse
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#122
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and deep, loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” — Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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#123
“The most important investment you can make is in yourself. Very few people get anything like their potential horsepower translated into the actual horsepower of their output in life. Potential exceeds realization for many people… The best asset is your own self. You can become to an enormous degree the person you want to be.” — Warren Buffett
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#124
“Self-care is the non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of the self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care.” — Jonathan Van Ness
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#125
“I just moved into a new house, so I love spending time at home. Everything for me is all about self-care… I really feel that if I’m at my best, then 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, then I’m at home recharging and cooking dinner and hanging out with my cat.” — Lea Michele
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#126
“Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” — Og Mandino
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#127
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.” — Grantland Rice
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#128
“If you’re facing a problem, don’t tell yourself that you can’t do it. Convince yourself that you have the strength to deal with almost anything because of the way you were raised. And you do! Recognizing your core strengths is an important step toward having joie de vivre. You can count on better days to come because of the good days that came before. And you can find joy in the moment because you have the resiliency to overcome the problems that may be hanging over you.” — Ruth K. Westheimer
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#129
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” — Audre Lorde
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#130
“Self-care means considering yourself a worthwhile person and presenting yourself as valuable, capable, and deserving. In other words, self-care seeks to redress an imbalance that develops when you don’t take proper care of yourself, whether by inattention or by choice.” — Arin Murphy-Hiscock
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#131
“Our lives are so busy, and for many of us the demands are overwhelming. Some of us focus so much on the needs of others, we lose sight of ourselves. Stop, for one moment. Take a deep breath. Be still. Refocus. Concentrate on improving your life. One situation at a time. You can’t be much good to others if you’re no good to yourself. If they love you, they’ll understand.” — Carlos Wallace
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