1. “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
2. “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
3. “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
4. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day and the rest will fall into place.” ~ Unknown
5. “You are a VIP, a very important person so take care with self-care. If not you, who? If not now, when?” ~ Toni Hawkins
6. “We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.” ~ Dolly Parton
7. “And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” ~ John Steinbeck
8. “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
9. “Our bodies are our garden to which our wills are gardeners.” ~ William Shakespeare
10. The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” ~ C. JoyBell
11. “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” ~ Unknown
12. “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
13. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” ~ Akiroq Brost
14. “Gard the doors of your temple, do not let anyone pollute it with there mess.” ~ Patricio Telman Chincocolo
15. “The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ~ Anna Quindlen
16. “Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” ~ Sophia Loren
17. “Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” ~ Kristi Ling
18. “How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live ’em.” ~ Shel Silverstein
19. “My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett
20. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear.” ~ Confucius
21. “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
22. “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
23. “Be you, love you. All ways, always.” ~ Alexandra Elle
24. “You owe yourself the love that you so freely give others.” ~ Unknown
25. “You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.” –Unknown
26. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” ~ Etty Hillesum
27. “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
28. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ~ Roy T. Bennett
29. “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
30. “One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon L. Alder
31. “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley
32. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.” ~ Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
33. “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” ~ Christopher Germer
34. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” ~ Lalah Delia
35. “I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” ~ Madonna
36. “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
37. “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
38. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” ~ Unknown
39. “When you can’t find your purpose in a day, make it to look after yourself.” ~ Dodie Clark
40. “When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” ~ Kristin Neff
41. “When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do.” ~ John O’Donohue
42. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Jack Kornfield
43. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” ~ Stephen Covey
44. “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
45. “Learning to treat ourselves lovingly may at first feel like a dangerous experiment.” ~ Sharon Salzberg
46. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” ~ Brené Brown
47. “Practice self-rescue first before you ‘help’ someone else” ― Maureen Joyce Connolly
48. “Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable.” ~ Jackie Viramontez
49. “Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.” ~ Nathaniel Branden
50. “Acknowledge, accept, and honor that you deserve your own deepest compassion and love.” ~ Nanette Mathews
51. “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” ~ Doug Larson
52. “You aren’t doing “nothing” when you choose to put your wellbeing first. In fact, this is the key to having everything.” ~ Brittany Burgunder
53. “No more martyring myself.” ~ Sharon E. Rainey
54. “Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.” ~ Mac Anderson
55. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” ~ C. JoyBell
56. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” ~ Audre Lorde
57. “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
58. “For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.” ~ Sam Owen
59. “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.”–Deborah Day
60. “You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” ~ Unknown
61. “Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” ~ Thaddeus Golas
62. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.” ~ Steve Maraboli
63. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.” ~ L.R. Knost
64. “Accept yourself. Love yourself as you are. Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self-love. Roll in it. Bask in it as you would sunshine.” ~ Melodie Beattie
65. “Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” ~ Vironika Tugaleva
66. “Take time to do what makes your soul happy.” ~ Unknown
67. “Self-discipline is self-caring.” ~ M. Scott Peck
68. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” ~ Mandy Hale
69. “When the body forces you to STOP it’s saying, hey buddy, you’ve gone too far.” ~ Jacqueline Escolme
70. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Maya Angelou
71. “Self-care is taking all the pressures you are facing right now, and deciding to which you will respond, and how.” ~ Imani Shola
72. “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” ~ Aldous Huxley
73. “Self-love is asking yourself what you need – every day – and then making sure you receive it.” ~ Unknown
74. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” ~ Steve Maraboli
75. “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
76. “Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.” ~ Pema Chodron
77. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” ~ Oscar Wilde
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