Self Care Quotes

• In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel "burnout" setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective.

  Dalai Lama

  Caring, Long, Perspective

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• You can't hate yourself happy, You can't criticize yourself thin, You can't shame yourself wealthy. Real change begins with self-love and self care.

  Jessica Ortner

  Hate, Real, Self

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

  Parker J. Palmer

  Selfish, Self Esteem, Self Confidence

  Parker J. Palmer (2015). “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation”, p.34, John Wiley & Sons

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• 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.

  Jean Shinoda Bolen

  Inspirational, Life, Attitude

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• Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.

  Robert Holden

  Tone, Our Relationship, Boost Self Esteem

  Robert Holden (2011). “Happiness Now!: Timeless Wisdom for Feeling Good Fast”, p.72, Hay House, Inc

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• Self-care isn't selfish (it is a gift to all concerned). You can't serve from an empty vessel.

  Eleanor Brown

  Selfish, Empty Vessels, Care

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• If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

  Jack Kornfield

  Motivational, Buddhist, Yoga

  Twitter post from Jan 31, 2015

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• 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

  Self Esteem, Caring, Self Love

  "Self-Care" by Pratibha, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2016.

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• To practice Extreme Self-Care, you must learn to love yourself unconditionally, accept your imperfections, and embrace your vulnerabilities.

  Cheryl Richardson

  Love You, Self, Practice

  Cheryl Richardson (2012). “21 Days to Master Extreme Self-Care”, p.19, Hay House, Inc

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• Selfish is caring for ourselves at others' expense ... Self-care is taking care of ourselves so that we can be there for others.

  Bill Crawford

  Selfish, Caring, Care

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• Be committed to the relationship you have with yourself. We get so committed to other relationships, but often sort of toss ourselves away. We get around to ourselves only now and then. So, really care for who you are. Be committed to loving yourself. Take care of your heart and soul.

  Louise Hay

  Heart, Loving Yourself, Soul

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Jul 12, 2013

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• All of us can improve the quality of our lives if we practice the art of self-care and train our minds to think thoughts that make us feel good.

  Louise Hay

  Art, Thinking, Self

  Louise L. Hay, Cheryl Richardson (2011). “You Can Create an Exceptional Life: Candid Conversations with Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson”, p.12, Hay House, Inc

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• Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.

  Claudia Black

  Inspirational, Self, Care

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• Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

  Jim Rohn

  Life, Motivational, Inspiring

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Jul 30, 2016

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  Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

  Steve Jobs

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.

  Deborah Day

  Inspiring, Caring, Humanness Is

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• You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love & affection.

  Gautama Buddha

  Love You, Simple, Loving Yourself

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• We must be our own before we can be another's.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Friendship, Soulmate, Love Yourself

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.351, Library of America

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• 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

  Self, Careers, Understanding

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• Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Confidence, Loving Life

  1598-9 Dauphin, to King Charles. HenryV, act 2, sc.4, l.73-4.

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• To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

  Oscar Wilde

  Love, Life, Confidence

  "Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young" (1894)

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• Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world.

  T. Harv Eker

  Love Yourself, Reflection, Self Love

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• Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.

  Thaddeus Golas

  Self Esteem, Love You, Caring

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• To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

  Nhat Hanh

  Inspirational, Beauty, Beautiful

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• Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal and necessary

  Doreen Virtue

  Self, Healthy, Care

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