“When we persevere with the help of a gentle discipline, we slowly come to hear the still, small voice and to feel the delicate breeze, and so to come to know the presence of Love.” ~ Henri Nouwen

If you think of self-care as a practice, a path for returning to yourself over and over again to reflect, replenish and renew…what shifts for you?  How we think about self-care impacts our capacity to nourish this aspect of our health and wellness.

If self-care is exciting, gentle, rewarding, compassionate, non-judgemental, guilt free, necessary, vital…how does this support you to give more permission to nurturing this calling from within?

What do you need to make your self-care a priority? Something at the top of your ”to do” list versus at the bottom (we all know that we don’t get to things at the bottom of our “to do” list)?  

Try this: for one week, each and every day, book self-care dates – put them in your calendar just as you would an important appointment with a client, a dentist appointment, lunch with a friend, make your self-care real by putting it in time.   Notice how you feel honouring these dates with yourself…allow them to be fun, inspiring, nourishing times, opportunities to relax and renew.

What are you going to do (or not do) during your self-care dates?  Share your ideas here.  I am going to my daytimer now to do this same exercise…writing in my journal at Beddis Beach is going in my calendar right now.  Have fun!