As the star in your own life, treat yourself as the special person that you are.
To that end I've listed some ways you might consider prioritizing your time so that you take care of yourself:
Self-care time needs to be planned, not something that just happens. It's an active choice, and it needs to take priority. Plan your self-care and announce it to others to increase your commitment to that activity.
Create a "no" list with the things you know you do not like or that you no longer want to do. It could be various activities, from checking emails before bed to attending functions that you no longer wish to attend.
Eating well is self-care. Promote a nutritious, healthy diet of all the vegetables and fruits of the rainbow to eat like the star that you are. As the star of your life, eating organic healthy, toxin-free food is good for your body, mood, brain, energy, hair and skin, and telomeres.
Get seven continuous hours of sleep at night, which gives you maximum energy and keeps your brain healthy. It also keeps dementia at bay.
Exercise often, which is good for your emotional and physical health. It increases serotonin levels, leading to improved mood and energy. Choose a form of exercise that you enjoy.
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Follow-up with your medical care. Now that we are not as isolated, keeping up with checkups and visits to the dentist and the doctor are crucial to our long-term wellbeing.
Use relaxation exercises or practice meditation. It could be as simple as bouncing next to your chair twice a day to move energy throughout your body or spending 15 minutes to clear your mind. I could include 3 minutes with a belly button wand to reset your parasympathetic nervous system or doing a 3-minute exercise like the Dr. Weil 4-7-8 breathing exercise
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