Daily Self-Care | by Madisyn Taylor We have all heard the instructions of an airline attendant reminding us to put on our own oxygen mask before we help anyone else with theirs. This advice is often cited as a metaphor for self-care because it so accurately expresses why it is important. It seems to say, ironically, that if you can't take care of yourself for yourself, do it for others. Few situations in our daily lives mimic the wake-up call of an airplane emergency, so it's easy to keep putting self-care off--easy, that is, until we get sick, overwhelmed, or exhausted, and suddenly don't have the energy to care for the people who count on us. That's when we realize we haven't been getting the oxygen we need to sustain ourselves. We begin to understand that taking care of ourselves is neither selfish nor indulgent; it's just plain practical. Putting yourself first means that it may be necessary to say no to someone else in order to say yes to yourself. For many of us, there is always something we feel we could be doing for someone else, and it helps to remember the oxygen metaphor. You can even encourage yourself by saying "I am caring for myself so that I am better able to care for others" or some other mantra that will encourage you. It also helps to remember that self-care doesn't have to be composed of massively time-consuming acts. In fact, the best prescription for taking care of yourself is probably small, daily rituals; for example, taking one half-hour for yourself at the beginning and end of the day to meditate, journal, or just be. You might also transform the occasional daily shower or bath into a half-hour self-pampering session. Whatever you decide, making some small gesture where you put yourself first every day will pay off in spades for you and the ones you love. The oxygen you need is all around you; sometimes you just need to be reminded to breathe. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Shelley Klammer How can it be that we arrive into adulthood not knowing who we really are? This happens when we are not accurately mirrored as children in our authentic nature. And, until we learn how to see and love all parts of ourselves, we will feel incomplete, lonely, and misunderstood. This e-course is near and dear to my heart. It is the first e-course I ever wrote, and is my personal story of finding my authentic self through creative self-mirroring. Using my own life as an example, this course teaches the simple principles of how spontaneous collage can bypass our social guard, and reveal the lost aspects of ourselves that are essential for joyful living. Many of us are conditioned to fear our true self because it was a place where we never felt fully seen or loved. Working spontaneously with found imagery bypasses your socially protective mind, and is a method of creative self-mirroring that will help you to understand and love yourself profoundly. Creation without pre-planning supports you to see and integrate repressed psychological patterns that are holding you back, and it also reveals your visionary potentials. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Break the Grip of Past Lovers 2. 21 Days to Phenomenal Abdominals 3. Find True Love in 27 Days 4. Release Yourself from Family Karma 5. 21 Day Beginner Yoga 6. A Year to Clear What is Holding You Back! 7. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul 8. Make Yourself a Money Magnet 9. 21 Day Booty Core 10. Way of Story Writing Course
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