850 Inspirational Self-Care Quotes: Reminders To Love Yourself

1. “Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.” ~ Richie Norton

2. “Self-care is an attitude that says, ‘I am responsible for myself.” Melody Beattie

3. “Self-care isn’t selfish.”

4. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health: body, mind, and spirit.” – Laurie Buchanan, PhD

5. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”

6. “Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.”

7. “Me. Setting boundaries. Self-care. Rest days.” – Smith and Saint

8. “By making time for self-care, you prepare yourself to be your best so you can share your gifts with the world. Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. Self-care isn’t selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ~ Eleanor Brownn

9. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” Katie Reed

10. “Each positive thought, every vibrant attitude, all purposeful activities water the seeds for success along your path. You will encounter many seeds for success today. Pay attention to these and feed them appropriately. Then maintain their beautiful growth through conscious self-care.” ― Rebecca Gordon

11. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” ~ Mark Twain

12. “Self-love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.”

13. “Lipstick is really magical. It holds more than a waxy bit of color – it holds the promise of a brilliant smile, a brilliant day, both literally and figuratively.” – Roberta Gately

14. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” — Susan Weiss Berry

15. “In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self

16. “Focus on the good and the good gets better.”

17. “Every mom is going through a hard time. Every mom needs those self-care breaks. You are not alone in this.” -Sammy Tanks

18. “It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.” – The Red Pyramid

19. “If you don’t love yourself, how the hell you gon’ love somebody else?”

20. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake

21. “Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.” Barbra Streisand

22. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

23. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” —Eleanor Brown, author

24. “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” – William Faulkner

25. “Self-care is a priority and necessity – not a luxury – in the work that we do.”

26. “Skin care is like dieting. You have to invest time and effort. There is no instant miracle cure.“ – Karen Grant

27. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” – Buddha

28. “Take time for self. It is a source of empowerment.” – Dixie L. Nichols

29. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey

30. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris

31. “Self-care is non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care.” — Jonathan Van Ness

32. “I love myself for I am a beloved child of the universe and the universe lovingly takes care of me now.”

33. “I make it a point to practice self-care. I make an appointment with myself.” —Manisha Singal, MD, internal medicine physician on the frontlines of the battle against Covid-19

34. “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

35. Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. — Eleanor Roosevelt

36. “Self-care: doing the things that make you feel more like yourself.” – Robyn Conley Downs

37. “As a therapist who specializes in treating trauma, it is extremely important that I take care of myself so that I can continue to effectively serve those who are in need of help,” says Janika Joyner, licensed clinical social worker, owner of Higher Elevation Psychosocial Services in Chesapeake, Virginia, for whom this quote is a mantra. “Most helping professionals are genuinely concerned with the well-being of others and tend to focus on ensuring that everyone else is okay. I say that by taking care of myself and being replenished I am still showing concern for those that I serve.” (Learn how to make self-care a health priority through the dimensions of wellness.)

38. “You aren’t doing “nothing” when you choose to put your well-being first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.”

39. “Don’t worry about those who talk behind your back. They are behind you for a reason.”

40. “People who love themselves come across as loving, generous, and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness, and inclusiveness.” — Sanaya Roman

41. Be kinder to yourself and then let your kindness flood the world. Pema Chodron

42. “Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” Vironika Tugaleva

43. “Maybe we’re not just ‘tired.’ Maybe we’re spiritually malnourished and emotionally drained. Today I commit to feeding my soul.”

44. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” – Akiroq Brost

45. “Life's too short to spend it at war with yourself.” – Unknown

46. “You can’t build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.”

47. “True self-care is no bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Brianna Wiest

48. “Keep taking time for yourself until you're you again.”

49. “No one can rescue me. I know because I’ve already tried to get them to do it. It doesn’t work. This is all on me.” – Michelle D’Avella

50. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William S Burroughs

51. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” ~ Carrie-Anne Moss

52. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” ~ Jackie Viramontez

53. “Carve out and claim the time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire.” — Amy Ippoliti

54. “A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” ― Andrew Matthews

55. COOK SOMETHING NEW IN THE KITCHEN

56. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” ~ Dolly Parton

57. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” —Maya Angelou

58. “Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.” ― Pema Chodron

59. ‘That feeling of being scared’ is all too familiar, and I find it only fades or evolves, rather than disappears, the deeper into university you go.

60. “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

61. “You are not your mistakes. They are what you did. Not who you are.” – Lisa Lieberman-Wang

62. “Compassion is essential, but it’s not a substitute for self

63. “Self-care is a fancy word for self-indulgence — massages, mani-pedis, facials… I don’t have the time or the money for that.”

64. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed

65. By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty. — Ali Washington

66. “If we don’t take care of ourselves, if we don’t put on the oxygen mask first, we don’t have the capacity to help those people we care so much about.” – Megan McCormick

67. “Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” ― Imani Shola

68. “No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.” – Dr. Joyce Brothers

69. “Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.”

70. ‘When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?’ – Virginia Woolf

71. “The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others.” ~ Chuang Tzu

72. “Teach your kids good self-care by modeling it for them. They will learn to honor and respect themselves, and prioritize their health because you prioritize yours.” – Hayley Gallagher

73. “A person who is humble would never be abusive or selfish; so don't abuse yourself or withhold self-love or self-care.” – Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

74. “Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.”

75. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukwoski

76. “Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it's perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” – Frances Ryan

77. “You can't really be present for the people in your life if you aren't taking care of yourself.” – Kerry Washington

78. “If you have a brother or sister, tell them you love them every day, that´s the most beautiful thing.” – Amaury Nolasco

79. “No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.”

80. “Your time is way too valuable to be wasting on people that can’t accept who you are.”

81. “Self-care is for fluffy types.”

82. “Unconditional self love is all the really matters in life. It’s where real life begins.” – Anonymous

83. “With every act of self-care, your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side; I am on my side; each day I am more and more on my own side.” – Susan Weiss Berry

84. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” – Etty Hillesum

85. “It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.”

86. “Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”

87. “Mind. Body. Soul. These are the three things self-care is all about.” – Kathy Sledge

88. “She was sad, he was with her. She was mad, he was with her. She was happy, he was with her. Who was he? Boyfriend, best friend? Nah, brother…” – Mohit, The Writer´s Saying

89. “Brother and sister, together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. Joy and laughter or tears and strife, holding hands tightly as we dance through life.” – Suzie Huitt

90. “Whenever you feel like you are failing, look in the eyes of your child, and know your value.”

91. “I really built myself up, darn it, to be very strong.” ~ Barbara Bush

92. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” — Susan Weiss Berry

93. “Beauty is what you feel about yourself, not what you see in the mirror.” – Unknown

94. “Some days I amaze myself. Other days I look for my phone while I’m talking on it”

95. “When you start to see your worth, you’ll find it harder to spend time with people who don’t see it, too.”

96. “She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah

97. #4 “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott

98. “If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.” – Vironika Tugaleva

99. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”— Dolly Parton

100. “There is a difference between giving up and knowing when you’ve had enough.”

101. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” Robert Downey, Jr.

102. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health — body, mind, and spirit.” — Laurie Buchanan, PhD

103. “Sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love, but that doesn´t make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.” – Nicholas Spark

104. “Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.” — Alice Walker

105. “Real beauty is not about symmetry or weight or makeup: it is about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” – Valerie Monroe.

106. “We must treat ourselves with care, respect and compassion before we can effectively extend these things to others.”

107. Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.

108. “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” Robert H. Schuller

109. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”– Eleanor Brown

110. “Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.”

111. “In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.”

112. “Self-care when you feel overwhelmed: Get some fresh air; Say no to something; Take a nap; Brain dump your thoughts; Meditate on the truth; Talk to a friend; Take a break; Ask for help.”

113. “Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones.” – John Lennon

114. “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”

115. “Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give, and nobody will care for you.” Karl Lagerfeld

116. “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” – William Shakespeare

117. “You’re doing a great job, mom, even when you don’t feel like it.”

118. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.”— Katie Reed

119. “You are worth the quiet moment. You are worth the deeper breaths and you are worth the time it takes to slow down, be still, and rest.” – Morgan Harper Nichols

120. ¨ I said I’m selfish, I’m a liar and I’m broken. Shit runs through my head every day that I would never tell anyone. You’re just like me. The only difference is that I’m honest enough to scream my flaws in the lines of this song¨ – Real Friends Dirty Water

121. “I also learned what I and many other wives were doing wrong. We were neglecting ourselves. We were born women yet were taking care of our roles as mom, employee or wife before we took care of ourselves. But in order to adequately fulfill those roles, we have to put ourselves first.” — Elona Washington

122. “When life gets hard and you feel all alone, remember you mean the world to somebody and that somebody calls you mom.” - Unknown

123. Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again. — Lalah Delia

124. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

125. To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life. — Jill Bolte Taylor

126. “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” - Chinese Proverb

127. “Being a mother is being there through the tantrums, the milestones, and the tears. Being a parent means that you love that little person, which you created, more than you could love yourself, or anybody else. Being a mother – it’s loving somebody else wholeheartedly and unconditionally for eternity. Being a mother to your child is a privilege, cherish it.”

128. Do something every day that is loving towards your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.

129. “Being a mom means you are going to need a break every single day. But somehow, we just keep moving on.” -Beth Ann Johnson

130. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”– Anne Lamott

131. “Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” – Zoe Kravitz

132. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” – Steven Furtick

133. “Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.”

134. “Great parenting happens when you start controlling yourself and stop controlling your child.”

135. “Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be.” – Carrie Fisher

136. “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

137. “Mama, it’s okay to ask for help, to break down or not be okay. You are still a good mom.”

138. “Self love is never selfish.”

139. “Self-care tip: While social media can be completely awesome, it’s also important to unplug every now and then.”

140. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.”

141. “You have a little brother,”she reminded him.“I know,”answered Yard Ape,”but we just keep him for a pet.” -” Beverly Clearly, Ramona´s World

142. “Take some time to rest and recover. You don’t always have to be so busy, pushing yourself so hard. Step back and take care of yourself. Those moments of self-care will add value, energy, purpose, and creativity to everything you do. Find a healthy balance and enjoy your life.”

143. “Too many people value what they are not and undervalue what they are. ” -Malcolm S. Forbes

144. “Realize that your #1 job as a parent is providing physical and emotional safety, and that includes managing your own emotions.” – Dr. Laura Markham

145. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn't last, but meditating every day does.” – Carrie-Anne Moss

146. “Mindfulness not only makes it possible to survey our internal landscape with compassion and curiosity but can also actively steer us in the right direction for self-care.” – Bessel van der Kolk

147. “MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN A CATEGORY ALL THEIR OWN. THERE’S NO BOND SO STRONG IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. NO LOVE SO INSTANTANEOUS AND FORGIVING.” GAIL TSUKIYAMA

148. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” – Joshua 1:9

149. ¨ The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit. ¨- Ralph Waldo Emerson

150. “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”— Sir Edmund Hillary

151. “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” – Bob Moawad

152. “When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose.”

153. “The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one’s self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.” Michelangelo

154. “The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, I assure you it will start to feel like one.”

155. “The pandemic has threatened the mental and physical well-being of each and every one of us. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have increased isolation,” says Wayne Jonas, MD, family physician, expert on integrative health, and executive director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Jonas notes the instinct to manage stress through self-care is not only natural but healthy.

156. “In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” – Andrea Dykstra

157. “Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” – Mary Catherine Bateson

158. ¨ Selfishness, control, and fear will break almost any relationship. Generosity, freedom, and love will create the most beautiful relationship: an ongoing romance. ¨ – Don Miguel Ruiz

159. “For all those who longed to find a best friend and found it in themselves” – Sandra Kring

160. “With every act of self

161. “Self-Care Tips For Anxiety: Identify and manage your worries. Engage in breathing exercises. Care for your physical health. Talk to someone you trust.”

162. “A brother is a friend given by nature.” – Jean Baptiste Legouve

163. “Be kind. You never know how many times a mom got up last night.” -Unknown

164. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” – John Lubbock

165. “Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful.” -Zoe Kravitz

166. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” – Jackie Viramontez

167. “Nurture your spark. Find your uniqueness. Know how much you matter.”

168. If you don't love yourself, you will always be chasing after people who don't love you either.

169. “When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about their experience and what you can do to make it more enjoyable. You feel compassion for their pain and seek to make it more bearable. You are eager to learn the unique language of their existence. You want to under-stand them, inspire them, heal them. What if you could look at yourself this way?”

170. “My loyalty to my brother is how I measure myself.” – Reggie Kray, Legend

171. “Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” – Steve Jobs

172. “Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.” – Becca Lee

173. “I make it a point to practice self-care. I make an appointment with myself.” Manisha Singal

174. “You can’t really be present for the people in your life if you aren’t taking care of yourself.” Kerry Washington

175. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed

176. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.” – Sara Gottfried

177. ¨ It is impossible to be both selfish and happy. ¨ – Dark Angel

178. “Birth takes a woman’s deepest fears about herself and show her that she is stronger than them.” – Unknown

179. “Technology tries to prevent us from asking deeper questions. The megatechnology society believes that there is a technological solution to every problem. This would be correct only if the world were a machine.” – Stephanie Mills

180. “If you’re not taking care of yourself, you won’t be in the position to take care of others. Be selfish with yourself.”

181. It’s when the well runs dry we appreciate the worth of water. Don’t let your well run dry.

182. “Of all the haunting moments in motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughters mom.”

183. “No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.” – Sarah Josepha Hale

184. Caring for myself is not self

185. “I’m coming to believe that my worth isn’t based on my productivity. My worth is inherent

186. “Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself.”

187. “If we truly loved ourselves, we'd never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.” – Sharon Salzberg

188. “Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” – Louise L. Hay

189. “Motherhood is amazing and so incredibly brave.” - Unknown

190. Fall in love with taking care of yourself: mind, body and soul. There is only one of you. You are truly once in a lifetime. LaTisha Cotto

191. “Self-care is essential. Put your oxygen mask on first.”

192. ¨ Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict. ¨- Peter Breggin

193. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brown

194. Put yourself on the top of your to

195. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”

196. “Motherhood: Being proud, tired, happy, and grateful all at once.” -Unknown

197. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.” — Jennifer Williamson

198. “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.”

199. “Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options.” — Sharon Salzberg

200. Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. Edward Stanley

201. “Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously.” ~ Kris Carr

202. “My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” – Francine Jay

203. You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens. — Louise L. Hay

204. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde

205. “Doing something nice for myself is not selfish.”― Christine Morgan

206. “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” – Audrey Hepburn

207. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker.Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.”– Susan Weiss Berry

208. ¨ By nice women . . . you probably mean selfish women who have no more thought for the underprivileged, overworked women than a pussycat in a sunny window for the starving kitten in the street. Now in that sense, I am not a nice woman, for I do care. ¨ – Nellie L. McClung

209. “The only person

210. “You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

211. “Inner peace beings the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” – Pema Chodron

212. “Think of many things; do one.” – Portuguese proverb

213. “How do you define ‘taking care of yourself’? Create a new self-care practice today. Observe your comfort level when it comes to being good to yourself. Discomfort is a wise teacher.”– Caroline Myss and Peter Occhiogrosso

214. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life. ”

215. MAKE A SCHEDULE THAT INCLUDES SELF CARE

216. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

217. “Grab a coffee. Journal your intentions. Get to work. Create miracles.”— Elyse Santilli

218. “Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” – Frances Ryan

219. “You only have one life to live. Make sure it's yours.” – Eleanor Brownn

220. #34 “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”- Tony Robbins

221. “In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” — Mary Anne Radmacher

222. “It is only when we feel deprived that we resent giving to others. Self-care does not mean you stop caring about others; it just means you start caring more about you. Start thinking about yourself more and others less. Since you have a choice between taking care of someone else, or giving to yourself, try choosing yourself sometimes.” ― Beverly Engel

223. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” Banksy

224. “Self-Care: Taking care of your mind and thoughts; Taking care of your physical health and body; Increasing your own well-being through self-care behaviors. Taking care of your spiritual health; Taking care of your emotions.”

225. “We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.” – Euripides

226. “Take responsibility for your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” – Roy T. Bennett

227. “Today I refuse to stress myself out about things I cannot control or change.”

228. “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.”

229. “Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.” ~ Alice Walker

230. “Self-care is the delicate balance between selfishness and self-sacrifice.” – Elayna Fernandez

231. “Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”

232. “Nothing is really lost until mom can’t find it.”

233. “Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” -Stephanie Lahart

234. “Every day may not be good. But, there is something good in every day.” -unknown

235. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ― Jack Kornfield

236. “It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.” -Lena Horne

237. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morely

238. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” – Cecillia Tran

239. “The love between a brother and sister just over a year apart in age held fast. It wasn´t twinship, and it wasn´t romance, but it was more like a passionate loyalty to a dying brand.” Meg Wolitzer

240. “To be a mother you must be strong. Even if you don’t feel it, you have to pretend.” – Sade Adu

241. “Take time off. The world will not fall apart without you.” – Malebo Sephodi

242. GET THAT SWEET TREAT

243. “Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” – Hermann Hesse

244. “I am thankful for all the difficult people in my life. They have shown me exactly who I do not want to be.”

245. “True self-care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from.” – Brianna Wiest

246. “Self-care is non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care.”

247. “When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” – Kim McMilllen

248. “We have the need to be accepted and to be loved by others, but we cannot accept and love ourselves. The more self-love we have, the less we will experience self-abuse. Self-abuse comes from self-rejection, and self-rejection comes from having an image of what it means to be perfect and never measuring up to that ideal.” – Don Miguel Ruiz

249. “How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.” – Shel Silverstein

250. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. ” – Steve Maraboli

251. “For those of you who struggle with guilt regarding self-care, answer this question: What greater gift can you give to those you love than your own wholeness?”

252. “To me, self

253. #29 “The Universe will never require you to set yourself on fire to provide heat for others.” – Clyde Lee Dennis

254. “Self love, self respect, self worth: there’s a reason they all start with ‘self’ – you can’t find them in anyone else.”

255. “Every morning, look in the mirror and affirm positive words into your life.”― Lailah Gifty Akita

256. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you'll miss by not filling yourself up.” – Jennifer Williamson

257. “When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.”

258. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

259. “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.”

260. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

261. “I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.”

262. “Your skin is an organ – you would never harm your heart or lungs in order to approve them. The same goes for skin.” – Dr. Dennis Gross

263. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brown

264. “Accepting yourself only as long as you look a certain way isn’t self love, it’s self destruction.” – Laci Green

265. “You have to choose yourself, even when others refuse to.” – R. H. Sin

266. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”

267. “Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” – Mary Bateson

268. “A miracle is the only way to describe motherhood and giving birth. It’s unbelievable how God has made us women and babies to endure and be able to do so much. A miracle, indeed. Such an incredible blessing.” – Jennie Finch

269. “Without giving time to own body, mind and soul, no one possibly can become a successful person. Self-care is of utmost importance for every single person on this planet.” ~ Invajy

270. “Compassion is essential, but it’s not a substitute for self-expression, or self-respect, or self-compassion. Emotional self-care is also essential, but gently soothing our wounds does not replace communicating about them.” – Vironika Tugaleva

271. “In my own deepening understanding of myself, I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

272. “LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO SET BOUNDARIES. YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ARE PRECIOUS. YOU GET TO CHOOSE HOW YOU USE IT. YOU TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO TREAT YOU BY DECIDING WHAT YOU WILL AND WON’T ACCEPT.” ANNA TAYLOR

273. “You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are.” Rachel Hollis

274. “Every morning, look in the mirror and affirm positive words into your life.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

275. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.”– Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy

276. She refilled her pitcher and in doing so, she was able to refresh everyone around her.

277. ¨ You shouldn´t always be available for someone who doesn´t even ask how you’re doing. ¨ – RJYSH

278. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”

279. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

280. “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.”

281. “Will it matter a year from now?”

282. “One person’s self-care isn’t necessarily another’s—there is going to be a lot of individuality.” – Gail Saltz, M.D.

283. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self

284. “It takes half your life before you discover life is a do

285. “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”— Tony Robbins

286. “Feeling fat lasts nine months, but the joy of becoming a mom lasts forever.” – Nikki Dalton

287. “Self-care doesn’t necessarily mean jogging!” ~ Sandra Oh

288. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” George Elliot

289. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

290. “There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill

291. ¨ The age of selfishness and greed is over. The age of kindness and generosity is underway. ¨ – Laurence Overmire

292. “Love yourself so much that when someone treats you wrong, you recognize it.” – Rena Rose

293. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

294. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer

295. “The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.” Robert Hughes

296. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” ― Akiroq Brost

297. “If you don’t love yourself, how the hell you gon’ love somebody else?” – Ru Paul

298. “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

299. “Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That’s just living heartbreaking, soul

300. “Distance between two people is inconsequential when their souls are united.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

301. “We can climb mountains with self

302. “Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” – Rob Liano

303. “I believe that self-care is a daily practice that should involve your interests, needs, and preferences. And it should have room to evolve with you over time.” – Portia Jackson-Preston

304. “If you are not sleeping, eating, and exercising, then all of this will be for naught. These core self-care skills are fundamental to your life and functioning. We can not expect to grow and move forward as people if we do not get the basics right.”

305. “For those of you who struggle with guilt regarding self-care, answer this question: What greater gift can you give to those you love than your own wholeness?” – Shannon Tanner

306. “Needing a break from being a mom does not make you a bad mom.” -Heather Morgan

307. ¨ I have many friends who are selfish. So, I rather stay alone because loneliness is better than a loveless friendship. ¨- Annu

308. “Accept who you are. Unless you’re a serial killer.”

309. “Parental self-care in 4 steps. Step 1: Accept that self-care isn’t selfish, Step 2: Know that modeling self-care is good for your kids, Step 3: Prioritize yourself and use your supports, Step 4: Engage in self-care that restores you.” – Hayley Gallagher

310. “Sometimes you will need people to support you and they won’t be available, not because they don’t care but because they’re the main character of their own life, not just the supporting character in yours.” – kesiawrites

311. “The primary thing that people are going to try to take away from you— is the purity of your happiness. Rare is it to find in someone a pure happiness. A happiness so innocent, so spontaneous, and so raw… it is the way we are born, but it is most often not the way that we die. The world comes in and tries to take that away from you. People come in and try to take that away from you. I have learned not to jump into the pigsty with them. You have to protect the purity of your happiness and the innocence of your joy. People WILL try to take it away. Don't go there, don't let them. Keep what is yours.” – C. JoyBell C.

312. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” -Brene Brown

313. “You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.”― Michael Hyatt

314. #women self-love quotes

315. “Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it.”

316. “Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.” – Claudia Black

317. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy

318. “Finding balance in motherhood means letting go of expectations and accepting imperfections.”-unknown

319. “When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”

320. ¨ There is only one force stronger than selfishness, and that is stupidity. ¨ – Ellen Glasgow

321. Your breathing is your greatest friend. Return to it in all your troubles and you will find comfot and guidance.

322. “Self-discipline is self-caring.” Scott Peck

323. “Our separation of each other is an optical illusion of consciousness.” – Albert Einstein

324. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.”– Dr. Sara Gottfried

325. “You’re doing the best you can with what you have. It is enough.”

326. The only person you shouldn’t be able to live without is you. ― Chris McGeown

327. “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does

328. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

329. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”

330. “My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.”

331. “Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” – Lao-Tzu

332. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.” – Dr. Sara Gottfried

333. “The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.”

334. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

335. “Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” -Veronica A. Shoffstall

336. “Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it” – Ralph Waldo Emmerson

337. “Motherhood is messy and challenging, and crazy, and sleepless, and giving, and unbelievably beautiful.”

338. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what's left of you.” – Katie Reed

339. “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”— Nora Ephron

340. ¨ None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort. ¨ ― Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

341. “In my own deepening understanding of myself I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

342. “… don't worry too much about what someone else says you “should” do. Know what you want to do and why it's important to you.” – Melissa Steginus

343. “I don’t do self-care. I put others first!”

344. “Part of courage is simple consistency.”— Peggy Noonan

345. “Self-care isn’t selfish. Change my mind.” – The Centered Parent

346. “Self-care is your fuel … Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning.” – Melissa Steginus

347. “It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them. And why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.” – Wayne Dyer

348. “You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.” – Elizabeth Taylor

349. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz

350. “People who smack you down by saying that ‘parenting isn’t about you’ are mostly wrong. Parenting isn’t JUST about you, but some of it is: Your health. Your happiness. Those are still important. Take care of you, too, or the whole damn thing falls apart.” – Arianna Bradford

351. “Self-care is allowing yourself to appreciate the moment for what it is, instead of wishing it was something else.” – Sharon Pearson

352. “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

353. “Self care means giving yourself permission to pause.” – Cecilia Tran

354. “Learning self-care is like building your own lifeboat, plank by plank. Once you’ve got your boat, you’ll still be rocked by the waves of life, but you’ll have a feeling of safety, and stability that means you can pick other people up on your way.” – Nadia Narain

355. “For no one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it.” – Ephesians 5:29

356. “Do not rely on labels to give you the information you need. Trust only the ingredient list and your gut.” – Yancy Lael

357. “Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters, you will too.” – Jennae Cecilia

358. “If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. I repeat, if you do not LOVE YOURSELF first, it is impossible for you to love others!”

359. “Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.” – Pema Chodron

360. “Life should be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.” – Ray Bradbury

361. “A lot of people would say ‘sexy’ is about the body. But to me, ‘sexy’ is a woman with confidence. I admire women who have very little fear.” Allegra Versace

362. “And of course, when you see your brother in the toilet bowl…there’s a little voice that say, ‘I wonder where he would go…’…if it hadn’t been for his head…” – Bill Cosby

363. “Self-care is giving the world the best you instead of what’s left of you.” —Katie Reed

364. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” Oscar Wilde

365. “We shred parents, home, pets, celebrations, catastrophes, secrets. And the threads of our experience became so interwoven that we are linked. I can never be utterly lonely, knowing you share the planet.” – Pam Brown

366. “Motherhood is a million little moments that God weaves together with grace, redemption, laughter, tears, and most of all, love.”

367. “Self-care is non-negotiable. Show up for yourself every day!”

368. “Skincare is healthcare.” – Unknown

369. “Somewhere, somebody is looking for someone exactly like you.” Germany Kent

370. Exercise should be a form of self

371. “The bond between a sister and brother sometimes tightly woven sometimes loosely held, but never broken.” – Niloy Sarbajna

372. “Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” – Kahlil Gibran

373. “Whether I am wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I am always the same person inside.” – Lady Gaga

374. “Self-care is not a luxury. Indeed not. It allows us to show up in this tumultuous world as the best versions of ourselves.”

375. “The most important person to seek approval from is yourself.”

376. “Who knew all I needed was a little break and I’m back to being the mom I always want to be.” -Jessica Herrington

377. “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.” – Mark Twain

378. “Wash, wash, wash. Tone, tone, tone. Strip the oil, then add an oil-free moisturizer to replace the oil. This is how we have been taught to care for our skin.” – Yancy Lael

379. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller

380. “Be kind to your body, gentle with your mind and patient with your heart. Stay true to your spirit, cherish your soul and never doubt yourself. You are still becoming, my love, and there is no one more deserving of the nurturing grace of your love.” ― Becca Lee

381. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”— Maya Angelou

382. “It’s okay not to do it all.”

383. “A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.”

384. ‘Oh, it’s delightful to have ambitions. I’m so glad I have such a lot. And there never seems to be any end to them—that’s the best of it. Just as soon as you attain one ambition you see another one glittering higher up still. It does make life so interesting.’ – L. M Montgomery

385. “Take care of your inner, spiritual beauty. That will reflect in your face.“ – Dolores del Rio

386. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” ~ Brian Andreas

387. It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make happiness a priority. It’s necessary.

388. “Not having to pretend simplifies our life. On the other hand, pretending day after day to be someone you are not, requires enormous effort.” – Piero Ferrucci

389. “Sisters and brothers just happen, we don´t get to choose them, but they become one of our most cherished relationships.” – Wes Adamson

390. Quotes About the Importance of Boundaries

391. Only you can allow yourself to explore the person in the mirror. Only you can coax yourself into a daring adventure to find your untapped potential. ― Vironika Tugaleva

392. “Self-care is your fuel … Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning.” ~ Melissa Steginus

393. Take care of yourself as if you are the most awesome person you have ever met.

394. “Don’t take your health for granted. Don’t take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it. Tomorrow is not promised.” – Jada Pinkett Smith

395. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to relax.

396. “Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self

397. “The self-love needed for self-care [is] missing. Academicians use terms like self-esteem, self-worth, self-support, self-care, but rarely self-love. That is left to the spiritual community. People don’t realize that taking care of their own needs; eating, drinking, brushing their teeth, showering, wearing clean clothes, going to work are all acts of self-love.” – Angela C. Santomero

398. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear. ”

399. “Sometimes I give myself a break. I will retreat a moment from the fray, just to breathe.” Michelle Obama

400. “A sibling may be the keeper of one´s identity, the only person with the keys to one´s unfettered or fundamental self.” – Marian Sandmaier

401. “Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life

402. “It is not your job to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.”

403. “But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.”

404. “You can’t really be present for the people in your life if you aren’t taking care of yourself.” – Kerry Washington

405. “Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.” – Tracee Ellis Ross

406. “Don’t stress over things you can’t change.”

407. “Your subconscious mind is paying attention to how you treat yourself.” ― Sam Owen

408. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley

409. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” ~ Robert Morley

410. “It is only when we feel deprived that we resent giving to others. Self-care does not mean you stop caring about others; it just means you start caring more about you. Start thinking about yourself more and others less. Since you have a choice between taking care of someone else, or giving to yourself, try choosing yourself sometimes.” – Beverly Engel

411. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” – Tina Fey

412. “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” -Mahatma Gandhi

413. “Sometimes self-care is exercising and eating right. Sometimes it’s spending time with loved ones or taking a nap. And sometimes it’s watching an entire series of television in one weekend while you lounge around in your pyjamas. Whatever soothes your soul.” — Unknown

414. #Self love quotes for moms

415. “A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought

416. “Healthy skin is crucial for providing the right canvas for applying makeup, to enhance natural beauty and create natural healthy-looking skin.” – Caroline Frazer

417. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you instead of what’s left of you.” -Katie Reed

418. “One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself… to take care of yourself.” — Goldie Hawn

419. ¨ Selfish people don´t consider how their behavior affects the other. Their own convenience is all that matters. ¨ – Unknown

420. “Self-care is how you take your power back.”

421. “Good well422. “Self-compassion provides the same benefits as high self-esteem without its drawbacks.”

423. “Turn off all notifications on your phone, except the most important ones. And check your social media only once or twice a day, not every minute. If you can do this, then perhaps there is a possibility that society will not completely lose its sanity and health after all.” – Abhijit Naskar

424. “It’s [mental health], not a mountain that you climb or a hurdle that you jump, it’s something that you live within an ongoing way.” John Green

425. “Women, in particular, need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we’re scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don’t have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.” – Michelle Obama

426. “Self-care has become a new priority — the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” — Frances Ryan

427. When you can’t find your purpose in a day, make it to look after yourself.

428. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” – Cecilia Tran

429. “Nature transitions from season to season without ever pushing or rushing things,” says Elena Mosaner, certified hypnotherapist, author, and professional coach, by way of explaining her read on the 19th-century writer and founder of the Transcendentalist Movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Nature doesn’t overthink. Nature just happens. Trees shed leaves, flowers bloom, rivers flow. Your body is nature, and in the same way, you can and must trust it to heal through the power of presence and patience.”

430. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.” – Calvin Coolidge

431. “if you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won’t like you. It may not be easy, but it’s essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.”

432. “Life is tough but so are you.”

433. “Take a deep breath… Inhale peace. Exhale happiness.” – A.d. Posey

434. #quotes for moms

435. “Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” – Thaddeus Golas

436. “Learning self-care is like building your own lifeboat, plank by plank. Once you've got your boat, you'll still be rocked by the waves of life, but you'll have a feeling of safety, and stability that means you can pick other people up on your way.” – Nadia Narain

437. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”

438. “My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.”

439. “Self-Care equals success.” – Dixie L. Nichols

440. Saying no can be the best form of self

441. “Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez

442. “Keep taking time for yourself until you are you again.”

443. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong. -Laura Stavoe Harm

444. “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” – Sophia Loren

445. “Never forget who was with you from the start.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour

446. “It’s okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others, and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.” -Faith Hill

447. Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is rest we take between two deep breaths. — Etty Hillesum

448. “Yet once we decorate our walls. And sweep our sorrows off the floor, Why do we look to someone else, To show us how we can be more? For here is where the line. Between our can and can’t get tough, Just the point at which we all must learn. That we are already enough, That since we cannot choose the home, Our only soul was born into, We should rearrange its rooms. But learn to love its window’s view.” – Erin Hanson

449. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brown

450. “When you recognize and reflect on even one good thing about yourself, you are building a bridge to a place of kindness and caring.” – Sharon Salzberg

451. Taking care of yourself doesn't mean me first, it means me too.

452. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” ~ Lalah Delia

453. “I do not like standard beauty – there is no beauty without strangeness.” – Karl Lagerfeld

454. ¨ Be selfish enough to have self-love, self-worth and self-respect. ¨ – Unknown

455. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” -Unknown

456. “The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.”

457. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. ”

458. “A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.” – Andrew Matthews

459. “Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions … Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.”— Tina Fey

460. “To that one soul reading this: I know you’re tired, you’re fed up, you’re close to breaking, but there’s strength within you. Even when you feel weak, keep fighting.” -Unknown

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462. “The value of self-care and self-love is often underestimated. It starts with you. You can’t give what you don’t have.” ― Izey Victoria Odiase

463. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brene Brown

464. “Don't sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there's nothing else you can give, and nobody will care for you.”

465. “Mindfulness based self-care increases your self-awareness about your behavior, thoughts; physical and mental health issues.” ~ Invajy

466. “When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose” ― Amy Leigh Mercree

467. “A positive attitude can really make dreams come true – it did for me.” – David Bailey

468. Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.. Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy

469. Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.

470. “You keep tabs on the victories of others but failed to notice that you just crossed yet another milestone. How do you hold up the light for others but turn it out when it gets to you.”

471. “How you love yourself is how you teach others how to love you.” Rupi Kaur

472. “There should be an energy drink named 6 AM toddler.” -Unknown

473. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” ~ Parker Palmer

474. #8 “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Maya Angelou

475. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.”

476. “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem

477. “Motherhood – It is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is, and to forgive yourself, over and over again for doing everything wrong.”

478. “You don’t have to love yourself in muttered whispers, while loving everyone else with a megaphone.” – Jasmine Farrell

479. “Be kind to yourself, dear—to our innocent follies. Forget any sounds or touch you knew that did not help you dance. You will come to see that all evolves us.” Rumi

480. “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell

481. “Self482. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Maya Angelou

483. “Sure, you go enjoy that massage. I’ll just keep working like a regular person.”

484. “Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” — Audre Lorde

485. “You cannot ask your daughter to be strong and you be weak. You can not motivate your daughter to be healthy and you neglect your health. You can not teach your daughter confidence if you are insecure. The greatest gift a mother has is a daughter who is teaching her all the things she needs to be herself.”

486. #1. Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”

487. “This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.”— Tara Brach

488. “Motherhood is an extreme sport, that’s why we have to wear workout clothes every day.”

489. “Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It’s about accepting all of yourself.” ~ Tyra Banks

490. TAKE UP A NEW HOBBY

491. “A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion.” ~ Grantland Rice

492. ” ‘Do you have any hobbies?’ ‘Yes. Skincare.'” – Unknown

493. “For me, recovery and self-care are inextricably connected. My recovery from abuse, addiction, and a suicide attempt required dump truck loads of self-care.” – Steve Austin

494. “I love a warm bath at the end of a day.” ~ Cynthia Nixon

495. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” — Carrie Anne Moss

496. “Though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.” – Psalm 27:3

497. “To do: stop being so hard on myself.” – Unknown

498. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.”

499. “Caring for yourself is not self-indulgent. Caring for yourself is an act of survival.”

500. “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”

501. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your your spirit it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”

502. ¨ Who wants everything every time will lose everything anytime. ¨- Vikrant Parsai

503. “You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” – Brene Brown

504. “In my own deepening understanding of myself, I find my capacity to serve others is deepened as well. The better I am at self-care the more genuinely nurturing of others I am able to be.” ― Mary Anne Radmacher

505. “Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” – Audre Lorde

506. “You are worth the quiet moment. You are worth the deeper breaths, and you are worth the time it takes to slow down, be still, and rest.” – Morgan Harper Nichols

507. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

508. ¨ Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care or the betterment of others is good. ¨ – Richie Norton

509. Quotes to Inspire You to Take Care of Yourself

510. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brownn

511. “Your breathing is your greatest friend. Return to it in all your troubles and you will find comfort and guidance.” ~ Unknown

512. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

513. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” C.S Lewis

514. Give yourself permission to take care of yourself with the same conviction that you have to work and produce excellence.

515. But, first of all with yourself.”

516. “Care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” —Socrates

517. “Your mental health, emotional health, and spiritual health are all just as important as your physical health.”

518. “Self-care is allowing yourself to appreciate the moment for what it is, instead of wishing it was something else.” ― Sharon Pearson

519. “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

520. “Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.”

521. “To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” -unknown

522. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.”

523. “You are good enough. You do deserve good things. You are smart enough. You are worthy of love and respect.” – Lorri Faye

524. “This year, I will love the work in progress that is me.”

525. “You cannot stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” -Jon Kabbat-Zinn

526. “Respect, Love, and Value yourself. Always remember to be good to yourself by taking care of yourself. Make yourself a priority and know that it’s okay. Don’t feel guilty for loving yourself, first! You’re just as important as anybody else.” -Stephanie Lahart

527. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”– Anna Taylor

528. “Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.” — Tracee Ellis Ross ‍

529. “Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold, and the body, a miracle of wisdom.” – Harriette Hartigan

530. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.”

531. “We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.” – Laura Stavoe Harm

532. “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.”

533. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” – Banksy

534. “After a girl is grown, her little brothers, now her protectors, seem like big brothers.” – Terri Guillemets

535. “I used to be self -conscious about my height, but then I thought, fuck that, I’m Harry Potter.”

536. “To me, self-care isn’t really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life.” — Jonathan Van Ness

537. “Happiness is a choice,” observes psychotherapist Jennifer Tomko, owner of Clarity Health Solutions in Jupiter, Florida, which is why these wise words of Carlos Castaneda resonate with her. Self-care isn’t only about taking time for yourself. It’s also about choosing to look at things positively, even when that takes effort. You can assume the best or the worst of other people, but “assuming the best is an investment in my own well-being,” Tomko adds. (This is what optimistic people do every day.)

538. “To me, self-care isn’t really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life.” – Jonathan Van Ness

539. *Do the 30 day self care challenge here >>

540. “Fall in love with taking care of your mind, body, and spirit.”

541. “When ill health shows up in your body, it is a wake up call to change your thinking, speaking, feelings or actions. Wellness – think and speak well, feel and do good for others and yourself. Wellness is created from being well within.” ― Hazel Butterworth

542. “The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours — it is an amazing journey — and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” —Bob Moawad

543. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I'm not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. Joybell C.

544. “Carve out and claim the time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire.”— Amy Ippoliti

545. “It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos.” —Donna Karan

546. “Self-love is asking yourself what you need – every day – and then making sure you receive it.”

547. “It’s important to have balance in your life between work and play.” – Bobby Flay

548. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” – Stephen Covey

549. “She believed she could, so she did.” —R.S. Grey

550. “One person’s self-care isn’t necessarily another’s – there is going to be a lot of individuality.” ~ Gail Saltz

551. “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale

552. “When we care for ourselves as our very own beloved—with naps, healthy food, clean sheets, a lovely cup of tea—we can begin to give in wildly generous ways to the world, from abundance. —Anne Lamott, author

553. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.”– Steve Maraboli

554. “To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.”— Sandra Bierig

555. “I think it’s a mistake to ever look for hope outside of one’s self.” Arthur Miller

556. “Make happiness your priority and be gentle with yourself in the process.” – Bronnie Ware

557. “When you prioritize your self-care, you set yourself up to take better care of others. Your kids will benefit from your parental wellness.” – Hayley Gallagher

558. “I believe that self-care is a daily practice that should involve your interests, needs and preferences. And it should have room to evolve with you over time.” – Portia Jackson-Preston

559. “Be selective in your battles, sometimes peace is better than being right.”

560. “The attitude that you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from, more than what you tell them. They don’t remember what you try to teach them; they remember who you are.”

561. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” – Brian Andreas

562. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” – Akiroq Brost

563. “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs — jolted by every pebble in the road.”

564. “When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” – Kristin Neff

565. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emmerson

566. “Honoring your own boundaries is the clearest message to others to honor them, too.” – Gina Greenlee

567. It’s impossible to dream when you are busy trying to survive. Self

568. “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.” – Dan Pearce

569. “The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn’t know I would love motherhood as much as I do.” – Deborah Norville

570. “We long for blessed rest that reaches into our marrow and beyond. More than physical, mental, and emotional; complete and utter rest for our battered, frazzled, hopelessly forgetful souls.”

571. “Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.”

572. “Radical self-care is what we are longing for, desperate for, our entire lives-friendship with our own hearts.” – Anne Lamott

573. “Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” ― Imani Shola

574. “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.”

575. #10 “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”- Maya Angelou

576. “I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question.” – Harun Yahya

577. “A mother’s guilt is forever. The I-should-have-done-this or should-have-done-that will always be there. Learning to live with it is forever. Stop beating yourself up, accept it is a part of motherhood and keep being who you are. The mother guilt you feel is normal. Children don’t even know the words ‘mother’s guilt’.”

578. The most important relationship in your life is the one you have with yourself.

579. “Our path may change as life goes along, but the bond between us remains ever strong.” – Marian Sandmaier

580. “The only person I need to compare myself to is my yesterday self.” – Allison Sue

581. “You wash your hands when you shake a bunch of hands. You have to wash your energy when you’re around people. It’s hard for me to say self-care is washing, although I think it is. So I made music for self-care. That’s what it’s for.” ~ India Arie

582. “Self care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.”

583. “When life gets hard, and you feel all alone, remember you mean the world to somebody, and that somebody calls you mom.”

584. “Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.”

585. “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”

586. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed

587. Give yourself a break. Give yourself credit. Give yourself time. Give yourself attention. Give yourself love. Give yourself power. Give yourself to you.

588. “Autumn Self-Care: Bake a pie. Take a nature walk. Take a cozy nap. Write a journal. Decorate pumpkins. Start a new hobby. Lit up a candle.”

589. “I think best in a hot bath, with my head tilted back and my feet up high.” – Elizabeth Jane Howard

590. “What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.” – Susan Cain

591. “How we care for ourselves gives our brain messages that shape our self-worth so we must care for ourselves in every way, every day.” Sam Owen

592. “Self-care is the number one solution to helping somebody else. If you are being good to yourself and your body and your psyche, that serves other people better, because you will grow strong enough to lift someone else up.” – Mary Lambert

593. “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”

594. “Self-care is the number one solution to helping somebody else. If you are being good to yourself and your body and your psyche, that serves other people better, because you will grow strong enough to lift someone else up.” — Mary Lambert

595. “If you feel something calling you to dance or write or paint or sing, please refuse to worry about whether you’re good enough. Just do it.”

596. “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho

597. “Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love” – Buddha

598. “I make it a point to practice self-care. I make an appointment with myself.” – Manisha Singal

599. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” -Eleanor Brown

600. “Brothers don’t necessarily have to say anything to each other – they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

601. “Do things that make you feel good: mind, body, and soul.” – Robyn Conley Downs

602. “Sometimes, when you pick up your child, you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood – finding a piece of yourself separate and apart, that all the same, you could not live without.”– Jodi Picoult

603. “It’s not your job to be everything to everyone.”

604. “Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy.” -Tina Fey

605. “Anger always comes from frustrated expectations.” – Elliott Larson.

606. “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.”

607. “You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.”- Michael Hyatt

608. “The Importance of Self-Care: Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed

609. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” – Carrie-Anne Moss

610. “Spending time alone in your own company reinforces your self-worth and is often the number-one way to replenish your resilience reserves.” ― Sam Owen

611. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.”

612. “Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself.” – Francis de Sales

613. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” – Katrina Mayer

614. “Be loud about the things that are important to you.”

615. “Different skin types require different types of cleanser, but there is one common cleanser nobody should ever use: common bar soap.” – Anthony Youn, ‘The Age Fix’

616. “Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.” – Joel Osteen

617. Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.

618. Quotes About Taking Care of Your Body

619. “Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s self-esteem.” ~ Ashley Judd

620. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.”

621. “Fashion is my way to express how much I love myself.” – Laura Brunereau

622. “You carry so much love in your heart. Give some to yourself.” — R. Z

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625. “The greatest journey in this life is the journey back to ourselves.”

626. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” – Deborah Day

627. “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Dr. Maya Angelou

628. “All relationships are a reflection of your relationship with yourself.” – Deepak Chopra

629. “You are what you eat, so don’t be fast, cheap, easy, or fake.”

630. “Self-care has become a new priority — the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.”

631. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia

632. “I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick.” – Audrey Hepburn

633. When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself. — Paulo Coelho

634. Put yourself at the top of your to

635. “To me, self-care isn’t really shallow. Showing up for yourself, putting on a little moisturizer, can inspire so many different parts of your life.”

636. Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.― Nikki Rowe

637. “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” – Michelle Obama

638. “Don’t let hollow heroes distract you from saving yourself.”― Nikki Rowe

639. “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”— Anna Quindlen

640. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, cares enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen

641. “If we truly loved ourselves, we’d never harm another. That is a truly revolutionary, celebratory mode of self-care.” – Sharon Salzberg

642. “When your world moves too fast and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset. Reacquaint yourself with the earth beneath your feet. Thank the air that surrounds you with every breath you take. Find yourself in the appreciation of life.” – Christy Ann Martine

643. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.” – Jennifer Williamson

644. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” – Unknown

645. “Mask and relax.” – Unknown

646. “We all collectively underwent a trauma in recent months,” notes Becca Kaye, whose life’s work is about taking care of other people. “With the priority being survival, emotional health flew to the wayside. It has become imperative now that we focus on self-care. We’ve neglected it long enough. Now it’s time to relax our bodies, unwind our minds, and de-stress. Self-care is an integral part of the recuperation process.”

647. “Start healing your heart and you will look beautiful.” – Alexandra Vasiliu

648. “Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we’re scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don’t have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.”

649. “A healthy outside starts with a healthy inside.” – Robert Urich

650. “The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey

651. “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.”— Carol Burnett

652. “Acknowledge, accept, and honour that you deserve your own deepest compassion and love.”

653. “When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” Paulo Coelho

654. “Honoring your own boundaries is the clearest message to others to honor them, too.”― Gina Greenlee

655. “Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond.” – John Mark Green

656. “Perfectionism is searching for faults to justify low self-esteem. It is a guaranteed failure and fantasy.” -Brittany Burgunder

657. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey

658. “Being a mom isn’t a job, a hobby, or a task. It’s a calling. A calling to love well. A calling to instruct hearts. A calling to be present.”

659. “Our entire life… consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.”

660. “Allow yourself to transform as many times as you need to be fully happy and free.”

661. “The value of self-care and self-love is often underestimated. It starts with you. You can’t give what you don’t have.” – Izey Victoria Odiase

662. “People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness and inclusiveness.” ~ Sanaya Roman

663. “24/7 – Once you sign on to be a mom, that’s the only shift they offer.” -Donna Ball

664. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.”

665. ‘You will never be able to experience everything. So, please, do poetical justice to your soul and simply experience yourself.’ – Albert Camus

666. ‘Never trust your fears. They don’t know your strength.’ – Athena Singh

667. “Today start your day with a smile, calmness of mind, coolness of emotions, and a heart filled with gratitude.”

668. “Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one’s self.” Priscilla Presley

669. “BEING A MOTHER IS LEARNING ABOUT STRENGTHS YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU HAD AND DEALING WITH FEARS YOU DIDN’T KNOW EXISTED.” LINDA WOOTEN

670. “A healthy self-love means we have no compulsion to justify to ourselves or others why we take vacations, why we sleep late, why we buy new shoes, why we spoil ourselves from time to time. We feel comfortable doing things which add quality and beauty to life.”

671. “A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.”

672. “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

673. “Self Care is giving the world the best of you instead of what's left of you.”

674. “Taking care of yourself is not a sign of weakness, but a sign that you have the inner strength to give your body what it needs to feel nourished loved, and cared for.”

675. “Take care of yourself as if you’re the most awesome person you’ve ever met.”

676. “If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.” – Erma Bombeck

677. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia

678. Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we’re scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don’t have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.

679. “Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” – Edward Stanley

680. ‘It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few. I’ll be writing more in a week or two. I can make it longer if you like the style. I can change it ‘round and I want to be a paperback writer.’ – The Beatles

681. “If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.”— Barbara De Angelis

682. “Part of my identity is saying no to things I don’t want to do… I check in with myself throughout the day and I say, ‘Do I really want to do this?’ and if the answer is no, then I don’t do it. And you shouldn’t either.” – Lady Gaga

683. “There is no happy ending until you choose to save yourself.”

684. #self care quotes

685. “I do not want to suppress the parts of me that most want to soar for fear of what someone else may think or because it may be too much or not worthy enough or not complete or brilliant or normal enough. Self-care also means honoring the truth within us. Set yours free.” ― Ashley Asti

686. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” – André Gide

687. “Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.”— William Shakespeare

688. “Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind’s tearing tension.”

689. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” Lucille Ball

690. “Every time you make a commitment to your own self-care, self-love and self-respect and then follow through, you build trust in yourself.” – Miranda J Barrett

691. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” ~ Cecilia Tran

692. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” — Carrie-Anne Moss

693. “All stress, anxiety, depression, is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to please others.” Paulo Coelho

694. “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt

695. “Self-care is different for everyone. You don’t have to be vegan, yoga doing, meditation practicing, Buddhist. Self-care is simply making time for yourself to do the things that make your soul shine. Whatever those things are.”

696. “It’s okay to not be okay – it means that your mind is trying to heal itself.”

697. “Don’t move the way fear makes you move. Move the way love makes you move. Move the way joy makes you move.” – Osho

698. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

699. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”– Unknown

700. “Decide today that you are going to manage your schedule instead of allowing it to manage you.” – Joyce Meyer

701. “Half the time when brothers wrestle, it´s just an excuse to hug each other.” – James Patterson

702. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ― Howard Thurman

703. “I’m taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.” Pitbull

704. “It’s not selfish to do what’s best for you.”

705. “Self-care sometimes is doing the things that will make your next 2 hours difficult, but your next 10 years easier.”

706. “If I cut you off, it’s because you gave me the scissors.”

707. “Never say you’re not good enough.”

708. “The Child is thinking that it is wise to practice self-care.” – Parent Self-Care

709. “It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.”

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711. “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”

712. ‘You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.’ – Oscar Wilde

713. “Your well-being affects (and is affected by) those waves through small ripples of self-care and the decisions you make.” – Melissa Steginus

714. “The challenge is not to be perfect — it is to be whole.” — Jane Fonda

715. “Care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” Socrates

716. “Maybe if we love ourselves healthy we will all heal?”― Nikki Rowe

717. “Loving yourself isn’t vanity. It’s sanity.” ~ Katrina Mayer

718. “Guard the doors of your temple, do not let anyone pollute it with their mess.” ― Patricio Telman Chincocolo

719. “You never understand life until it grows inside of you.” – Sandra C. Kassis

720. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” — Parker Palmer‍

721. “Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.”

722. “Self-care is more than a catchphrase and it’s more than important; it’s critical. Taking time out for ourselves helps to prevent burnout, increases our good health, decreases symptoms of depression, and so much more. Besides, as a caregiver, I couldn’t care for someone else as I do if I didn’t take time out for taking care of myself.” – Gloria Kraegel

723. Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.

724. We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self

725. “Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.” ~ Beth Behrs

726. “I think no matter what you look like, the key is to first of all be happy with yourself. And then you know if you want to try to improve things that you don’t like about yourself, then do it after you appreciate yourself.”

727. “Me without self-care. This is fine.” – The Centered Parent

728. ¨ Selfishness is neither good nor bad – it depends on the way e are selfish s to whether it nourishes or injures. ¨ – Hugh Prather

729. “The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday. You do that by focusing on what you can do today to improve and grow.”

730. “The strongest people aren’t always those that win but rather those who never give up when they lose.”

731. “Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.” – Albert Schweitzer

732. “IN ORDER TO LOVE WHO YOU ARE, YOU CANNOT HATE THE EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED YOU.” ANDREA DYKSTRIA

733. “When things around you are not going as planned… just relax and leave it to time… all things will fall in place as they are meant to be.”

734. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” – Susan Weiss Berry

735. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.”

736. “I’m doing it for me.” – Unknown

737. “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.” Ben Okri

738. “Take heart tired momma. You will make it through these exhausting days, and you will be stronger for them. You are a good mother. You only need to look into the eyes of your children and believe it.”

739. “Doubt me, hate me, you’re the inspiration I need.” – Anonymous

740. Be patient with yourself. Self

741. “Choose, everyday, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” – Alison Malee

742. “Skincare is an important part of self-care.” – Unknown

743. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.”

744. “Self-care for moms is something we hear all the time but don’t actually do. That is why moms need so many breaks. Maybe if we took more time for ourselves throughout the day, we wouldn’t feel so exhausted and desperate for breaks.” -Nichole Evans

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746. “Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.” – Dan Coppersmith

747. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.”

748. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” — Mandy Hale

749. “When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose.” – Amy Leigh Mercree

750. “My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett

751. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” -Akiroq Brost

752. “It’s important to use self-care strategies that are backed by research – where the prime objective is to improve your mental health and well-being, not empty your wallet.” – Hayley Gallagher

753. “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self” – Aldous Huxley

754. “Exfoliate the bad vibes.” – Unknown

755. “When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.”

756. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” Anne Lamott

757. “Self-care should include the cold shower as well as the scented tub.” ~ Mary Catherine Bateson

758. “Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” Michelle Obama

759. “How do you define ‘taking care of yourself’? Create a new self-care practice today. Observe your comfort level when it comes to being good to yourself. Discomfort is a wise teacher.” ~ Caroline Myss and Peter Occhiogrosso

760. “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others. ” – Christopher Germer

761. “Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

762. “If you want to feel loving, I coached myself, do something loving. This is basic soul care.”

763. “Self-care sometimes is doing the things that will make your next 2 hours difficult, but your next ten years easier.” – Em.x.thoughts

764. “Did you know? Your skin is constantly replacing itself, so it is never too late to start a healthy skin care routine.” – Unknown

765. “Self-care is not an expense. It’s an investment.”

766. “‘Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners.”

767. “We refuse to turn off our computers, turn off our phone, log off Facebook, and just sit in silence, because in those moments we might actually have to face up to who we really are.” – Jefferson Bethke

768. “As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” – John Paul II

769. “When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.” Solange Knowles

770. “Daily I remind myself that I have a right to slow down and breathe. I am not a productivity machine. I have permission to simply be.”

771. “Self-care comes first.”

772. “‘No’ is not a negative word. Sometimes saying ‘No’ can save you from life’s greatest pains.”

773. “Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” – Jackie Viramontez

774. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi

775. “It’s ok to be grumpy sometimes, to have bad days to struggle, to make mistakes, to say the wrong thing, feel overwhelmed and under-appreciated, to be out-of-sorts and sort-of-over-it all. It’s ok for us big humans, and it’s ok for our little humans, too. After all, we’re all humans, right? How else will our little humans learn that it’s okay to be human? Remember, we’re imperfect humans growing imperfect humans in an imperfect world, and that’s perfectly okay.” – L.R. Knost

776. “Self-care” You know how important topic it is. most people do not spend enough time thinking about.

777. “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”

778. “Self-care is one of the active ways that I love myself. When you can and as you can, in ways that feel loving, make time and space for yourself.” – Tracee Ellis Ross

779. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health — body, mind, and spirit.”

780. “People, and women, in particular, tend to prioritize the needs of others over themselves and assume this is the best use of their time and energy. But my observation has been the opposite,” says Monique Derfuss, yoga instructor and gong practitioner who offers gong sound meditation to groups and individuals. “You can’t be there for others if you don’t first unapologetically take care of your own well-being,” says Derfuss, who’s also the president of Sound Wellness, which uses sound and music as a form of healing. (Here are the signs you need to take a mental health day.)

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782. “You must tell yourself, “No matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it.”

783. “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

784. “In giving birth to our babies, we may find that we give birth to new possibilities within ourselves.”– Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn

785. #39 “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn

786. “You can’t pour from an empty cup”

787. “Shouting “self-care” at people who actually need “community care” is how we fail people.” – Nakita Valerio

788. “Stopping takes courage, too.” – Emma Xu

789. “Mama I know you are exhausted and you just want a break. If you cannot find the time, hang on, relief and help will come.” -Heather Smith

790. “Self-care starts with skincare.”

791. “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” -Paulo Coelho

792. “Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk–essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” — Vironika Tugaleva

793. “Learning self

794. “Fitness should be a form of self-care, not self-punishment.”

795. ¨ You know, Emily was a selfish old woman n her way. She was very generous, but he always wanted a return. She never let people forget what she had done for them – and, that way he missed love. ¨ – Agatha Christie

796. “The tiredness you feel when you’re a parent is unlike any other tiredness. It’s the tiredness of knowing that if you don’t keep going, no one else will.” -Unknown

797. “I must be myself. I cannot break myself any longer for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

798. “I make it a point to practice self

799. “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.”

800. ‘Studying hard’ does not have to mean intense boredom. When you are able to find passion for your subject matter, you create room for something radical.

801. “The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.”

802. “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”

803. “Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life.” – Arthur P. Ciaramicoli

804. “If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”

805. “Bathing is a basic need, but it doesn’t have to be a forgettable moment in your routine.” – Amy Leigh Mercree

806. “You should endeavor to give your body what it needs to be healthy, your mind what it needs to be peaceful and focused, and your soul what it needs to feel content.” ― Dedeker Winston

807. “Keep calm and make a self-care plan.”

808. “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

809. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” – Akiroq Brost

810. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez

811. “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die.” – Mary Mason

812. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes

813. “Self-care is the number one solution to helping somebody else. If you are being good to yourself and your body and your psyche, that serves other people better, because you will grow strong enough to lift someone else up.”

814. “Foundation should unify tone, but it should not take away the individuality of the skin.” – Francois Nars

815. “Self-Care equals success.” – Dixie Nichols

816. “Each positive thought, every vibrant attitude, all purposeful activities water the seeds for success along your path. You will encounter many seeds for success today. Pay attention to these and feed them appropriately. Then maintain their beautiful growth through conscious self-care.” – Rebecca Gordon

817. “Motherhood: Like any endeavor really is a mixed bag. We take the bad with the good, we excel at some parts, and we just try to survive some parts. If we’re diligent, we try to get better, if we’re smart, we celebrate even the tiniest of victories, if we’re wise though, we find the gifts within the struggle.”

818. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.”

819. “Work on you

820. “To find peace, sometimes you have to be willing to lose your communication with people, places, and things that create all the noise in your life.”

821. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

822. There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by my self. — Brian Andreas

823. “If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” – Roman Price

824. “Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” – Imani Shola

825. It’s very important to take care of yourself. Everyone’s lives are so busy. Take at least an hour a day to recharge and do whatever makes you better. For grown

826. “Your soul will never be fully nourished by anyone’s love but your own.” – Dominee

827. “I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren't more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they'll become self-indulgent. They believe self-criticism is what keeps them in line. Most people have gotten it wrong because our culture says being hard on yourself is the way to be.” – Kristen Neff

828. “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”

829. “As a mother, my job is to take care of the possible and trust God with the impossible.” – Ruth Bell Graham.

830. “The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her, but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes.” ― C. JoyBell C.

831. “Taking care of your skin is more important than covering it up.” – Unknown

832. It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary. Mandy Hale

833. “Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

834. “The parenting road gets bumpy sometimes. That doesn’t mean you are off course.”

835. “If you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won’t like you. It may not be easy, but it’s essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.”— Cheryl Richardson

836. “Self-care during pregnancy is the first gift that the mom can give to her child.”

837. “Our soul is like a soft and gentle flower, it needs to be nurtured, cared for, tended to, with sufficient sunlight, fresh air and freedom to bloom into its most precious and beautiful form. This, my friend, is self

838. “If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?” – Don Miguel Ruiz

839. “There is such a special sweetness in being able to participate in creation.” – Pamela S. Nadav

840. “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” ~ Eckhart Tolle

841. “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.” – Mark Black

842. “Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.” – Vietnamese Proverb

843. “Teachers need to take care of themselves in order to be able to take care of their students.”

844. “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”— Bell Hooks

845. “BE HEALTHY AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, BUT BE HAPPY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT MAKE YOU, YOU.” BEYONCÉ

846. “Mom – One who sacrifices her body, sleep, social life, spending money, eating hot meals, peeing alone, patience, memory, energy, and sanity for love.”

847. “Sometimes the noise of life can be just too much. If you need to escape, love yourself enough to know when you need a real timeout.” -Karen A. Boquer

848. “With all the craziness and chaos that come with motherhood, despite your best efforts, you must remember to forgive yourself every single day, and strive to be better the next day.”

849. “I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side.” – Dr. Maya Angelou

850. “Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self.