ABC’S OF SELF CARE
- Sunday, December 20, 2009, 8:27
- The Healer Within
- 1 comment
During the holiday season, it’s easy to overlook taking care of ourselves. This list is to help you realize how many positive things you can bring into your life everyday.
You may chose to pick one thing to do each day of the week OR you can use a different one each day. This changes your focus to bringing positive changes into your life.
As you go through this list, think about the benefits, challenges and how these changes affect others. For example: Monday-attitude-on Mondays be aware of your attitude-is it positive or negative; how does it affect yourself and family?
Is your attitude something you want to change? Tuesday-read-take a few minutes to read a new book, inspirational readings, etc. Wednesday-family time-make a special point of having everyone sit together and eat dinner or do something special on that night-play a game, take a walk together, etc.
A. Attitude, affirmations, awareness, accept yourself, appreciate, allow, action
B. breathe, believe, best you can be, begin
C. calm, creativity, compassion, commit, confidence, communication, change
D. discipline, diet, dance, dream journal
E. exercise, enjoy, energy work, encourage, embrace, experience something new
F. faith, fun, forgiveness, family time, focus, friendship, flexibility
G. gratitude, gardening, goal setting, goodness
H. health, hobby, humor, happy thoughts, hugs
I. interests, imagery, intention, integrity
J. joy, journaling
K. knowledge, kindness to self, others
L. laughter, love, learn something new, listen, Let Go, live in the moment
M. meditation, minerals, massage, mindfullness, music, “ME-TIME”
N. naps, nutrition, nutrients, nature, nurture
O. oxygen, organic, open minded, organize
P. prayer, peaceful thoughts, positive, play, patience
Q. quiet time, quality decisions
R. rest, relaxation, read, respect, right thoughts, responsibility for actions
S. sleep, spa night, solitude, supplements, support, self-image
T. time management, trust, truth, transformation
U. utilize resources, understand
V. visualization, vitamins, variety
W. wellness, willingness to try new things, words, walk
X. extra of what makes you feel good
Y. you, your word, young at heart (be a child again)
Z. zzz’s, zest for life
For more information about self care and stress, please visit www.SynergisticCenter.com
About the Author
Sue Heldenbrand CHTP has written 48 stories on this site.
Sue became involved with Healing Touch in 1998 and received her certification as a Healing Touch practitioner in 2002. She is also a Certified Integrated Energy Therapy Practitioner, a Reiki Practitioner, Trauma Release and a Quantum Touch Practitioner. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Personnel Management from the University of Southwestern Louisiana. She has been a guest speaker for numerous organizations, as well as presenting at state conferences. Sue has written articles on energy work for alternative and complementary newsletters. She has developed material and has been a trainer for education classes for child care providers. She has been able to integrate energy- based therapies into local hospital’s operating and recovery rooms as well as providing these therapies to newborn babies at a local hospital. As a volunteer at health fairs and cancer survivor retreats offering energy based therapies, Sue has gained experience in dealing with a variety of health challenges. Training in an advanced Healing Touch technique for PTSD ("amygdala connection") proved helpful for recovery personnel dealing with the aftermath of hurricanes as they dealt with anxiety, confusion, sleeping disturbances, undiagnosed pain and other symptoms of acute stress disorder. Trauma Release is helpful for health providers to reduce secondary stress effects of working with traumatized clients or in trauma settings like hospitals, first response settings, disasters, battle zones, etc. Sue’s private clientele includes World War II and Iraqi war veterans, abuse victims and other individuals reporting symptoms of stress from life-threatening illnesses, chronic pain, accidents, and the death of loved ones. As a volunteer working with cancer survivors and hospital personnel, Sue has assisted individuals dealing with the trauma of their illness. Sue has a private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana. http://www.SynergisticCenter.com
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