You are the most important person in your life. Here I go again with my famous quote. I will say it until I’m blue in the face! You are the most important person in your life. I am the most important person in my life. She is the most important person in her life. Catch my drift?

So once you buy-into that quote, let’s take a look at how you are responding to that quote. If you truly believe that you are the most important person in your life, what do you do to take care of yourself? Each and every day? 365 days out of the year? You are the most important person in your life. AND SO, you need to take care of YOUrself before anyone else.

What did you do for YOUrself today? What are you going to do for YOUrself today? What do you do to take care of YOUrself? I am highlighting YOU because too often we struggle doing things solely for ourselves. We accidentally get lost in the enmeshed lives we live with others. We take care of others at the expense of taking care of ourselves. It’s time to take your power back and put yourself first.

We talk about “self-care” a lot. We see it being promoted on posters, commercials, in music, at work, in shops and on t-shirts. Self-care is a trend right now that is taking off, going viral and showing up in all aspects of our lives. I usually don’t follow trends because they feel forced and somewhat fake. However, I will promote the self-care trend always and forever. In taking care of myself, I am able to take care of others.

What is self-care? Self-care is an activity that promotes our mental, emotional and/or physical health. Self-care can take on many forms. No one can judge you for your self-care practice. Different things work for different people. What’s important is finding what works for you. What relaxes you? What brings you joy? What soothes your aches and pains? What energizes you? What tickles you? What makes you feel cared for? Find what works for you and set aside time every day to engage in your self-care practice.

Just like others shouldn’t judge you for your self-care practice, neither should you! You should not judge yourself for your self-care practice. I might sound silly saying that but so many of us judge ourselves! You are not selfish for doing self-care. When we show up for ourselves, we are even better at showing up for others. When we refuel, recharge, relax and self-soothe, we are able to show up 110% for loved ones in our lives.

It’s like the saying, “You can’t love anyone else until you love yourself”. Self-care works the same way. You can’t care for others until you care for yourself. You are the most important person in your life. Without you, no one else matters. Check-out the Emotional Wellness Tab for some tips of daily self-care practices. Check-out the Self-Affirmations Tab for a pick-me up!