The ART of
Self-Nurturing
Reflect , Refresh and
RECOMMIT
BY KELLEY GRIMES , MSW
There is so much healing power in the practice of nurturing our self-awareness . Bringing our awareness to how we feel and what we need is the foundation of nurturing a relationship with ourselves and making nurturing choices in our lives . Creating time during the year to pause and reflect on how we are nurturing ourselves can be deeply enlightening and empowering . Bringing this renewed awareness to our self-nurturing practices can illuminate where we have grown and highlight what areas we may have been neglecting . Creating regular times to intentionally reflect on how we have been nurturing ourselves interrupts of our habits of self-neglect and supports us in making new nurturing choices .
There are natural times of the year we may feel more reflective and could begin this empowering practice like the end of the year , the beginning of the new year , and / or our birthday . Developing a practice that supports us in reflecting on , refreshing , and