Taking time to take care of yourself.
Self-care is a sustainable and holistic investment in our minds and bodies. It includes taking good care of our physical health, most notably by eating healthily, exercising, and sleeping well. But it also entails looking after our minds, emotions and soul, which can take the form of setting time aside for activities that nourish our spirits and learning to understand how we can best replenish our energies.

Taking care of your emotions/spirit.
1) Do something that makes you laugh! Perhaps attend a laughter yoga class and Laugh, Laugh, Laugh.
2) Engage in random acts of kindness. This has been linked to mood boosting.
3) Engage in spiritual practices- meditation, energy work, anything that takes you into your amazingly big, beautiful heart.
4) Cultivate an attitude of gratitude, for all thing, big and small.
5) Make a nightly gratitude list.
6) Sing, Dance, Sculpt and indulge in fun!
7) Meditate or pray if that aligns with your belief or value system.
8) Seek therapy as needed to help make sense of your emotional experiences.
9) Focus on thoughts that align with the highest vibrational frequencies available.
10) Progressive muscle relaxation.
11) Guided imagery.
12) Take emotional risks by being vulnerable with people who have earned your trust.
13) Have some spiritual healings or training to help you release old, stagnant, unproductive energies.
14) Learn how to self-soothe.
15) Fill up with Grace and love daily.
16) Play with an animal – your own pet or someone else’s.
17) Indulge your creativity by drawing, dancing, painting, sculpting, etc, even if you don’t think you’re good at it.
18) Have fun, perhaps you have children in your life who can help with this !
19) Find a spiritual pathway through life!
20) Remember that it is the moment-to-moment choices that matter most. (Make the choice to be present- stay aware of your moment-to-moment choices).
Taking Care of Your Mind& Body.
 Change the way you talk to yourself so that you’re kinder to yourself.
 Eat a healthy diet. This will holistically take care of you.
 Take adequate sleep.
 Avoid clutter at home and in work.
 Enjoy writing in a journal. Practice writing 3 things you like about yourself, perhaps 3 qualities or values that you are happy with: this is a wonderful way to change how you feel I an instant!
 Commune with nature to decrease feelings of stress or anxiety.
 Do something mentally stimulating as a hobby.
 Read an interesting book.
 Visit a spiritual/ historical site.
 Learn the lyrics to a song you love and sing along with it.
 Have an intellectually stimulating conversation with a loved one.
 Sign up for a class or course that grabs your attention!
 Do your Favourite Thing, whatever that may be, at least three times a week.
 Make a to-do list.
 Pick 2-3 small tasks and get them done so that you feel a sense of accomplishment.
 Delegate work if possible.
 Go for a walk or a workout. Exercise in whatever way you enjoy in order to boost endorphins and dopamine, which improve your mood.
 Ask for help when necessary.
 Engage in social activities that support you with friends that care about you and your wellbeing!
 Vent to someone who you trust to help you find perspective.
 Remember the old saying: This too will pass.
Quick list to help keep you in a peaceful place! Some effective stress management techniques include:

1. Guided imagery
2. Clutter free space
3. Balance sleep, work and play
4. Meditation
5. Progressive muscle relaxation
6. Deep breathing
7. Going for a walk
8. Hugs
9. Aromatherapy
10. Creativity
11. Healthy diet
12. Leisure activities
13. Positive self-talk
14. Yoga/ Qi Gong/ Tai Chi
15. Gratitude
16. Evaluating priorities
17. Social support
18. Eliminating stressors

Daily Care
This article on “Daily Care” is what the Angels offered me during a meditation.

1. Gratitude is the best way to set up and to conclude your day. First thing each morning when you awaken spend a few moments giving thanks and just before sleep make a habit of being grateful for your precious life. When you practice gratitude before sleeping you marinate in that vibration and wake up attracting more to you of what you are grateful for. The angels explained to me that once you raise your vibration by being grateful for all that you have in your life, you automatically attract more into your life to be grateful for.
2. Stretch your physical body each morning and allow yourself to feel all of your joints and muscles becoming flexible and free. They say that we can enjoy more of the endless supply of the abundant universe when we are flexible and free.
3. Drink adequate pure still water before a healthy organic breakfast. They explain that our physical body is the house where our soul resides. We have a responsibility to take great care of our body. Keep the physical body nourished with the best possible food, exercise, rest and fluids.
4. Become mindful of your thoughts and correct any thoughts that do not come from the highest part of you. They explain that our thoughts predict our point of attraction and that it is imperative that they are always high quality, positive and empowering. If you notice yourself having any disempowering thoughts, stop yourself at once and reverse those destructive thoughts. As Lao –Tzu says: Once we correct the mind everything else falls into place.
5. Limit your need for validation each day until eventually you will no longer have the need for it. The angels say that this is possible by trusting in our magnificent self. Each time you become aware of your need for approval, simply breathe into your heart and fill yourself up from the store of peace, joy and love that is always available to you. By practicing this exercise, you will automatically negate your need for the approval of others.
6. Breathe deeply into your heart centre with the intention of expanding your heart energy. The breath of intention is a healthy snack for the soul, so indulge as often as you can. Allow the breath to nourish you with peace, joy, love and lots of high vibrational energy and watch those lower emotions dissolve and dissipate.
7. Contribute to the happiness of others in your daily life. This may vary greatly from person to person or indeed from day to day but nevertheless it is a must for your own fulfilment in life. Contribution may come in the form of offering your gifts to the world by being a compassionate mother, a fair leader, an honest member of government, a banker, a nurse or any other profession where you feel you are offering the best of you! Reach out to others in a way that’s right for you and offer them the best that you can give.
8. Do your personal best in everything that you think, do and say and feel the joy of it. Feel the blessings that are being offered to you daily in all the simple things that life offers you.
9. Always treat yourself and others with the greatest respect. Avoid the temptation to judge, condemn or criticize yourself or anyone else. By starting with self-love, you will open both your heart and your arms to become the support and the light to guide others onto their highest path of truth, beauty, glory, and fulfilment. It is through unconditional love of the self always that you open your soul to shine brightly. This light brightens up your thoughts, your words, your actions and consequently Your Life!
   10.Get enough sleep and nourish your body with quality food and nutrients.
10. Affirm: I am perfect health, I am aligned with the flow of the universe, I am pure in spirit and mind, I am happy, peaceful and loving, I am gentle with myself and others, I am strong, I am safe, I am one with all, I am grateful for my life, I am love ,I am Light Divine, I am free, I am peaceful and contented.

Learn how to become aware of the light within and then allow it to shine.
Make the conscious choice to become self-aware of your inner strengths and desires; then consistently let them shine. Never play small to accommodate someone else’s insecurities!
• It is helpful to set the intention to discover and learn about yourself (e.g., your qualities and desires).
• Practice meditation.
• Surround yourself with nature and high vibrational situations and people.
• Practice kindness and appreciation of all.
• Have an attitude of gratitude.
• Remember that giving and receiving are the same energy. Allow yourself to receive.

• Discover what you value and how you want to live your life.
• Practice introspection by going inside of yourself, connecting to your thoughts and feelings. (As far as introspection is concerned, don’t confuse it with that of overthinking. Introspection means examining yourself in a proper manner, which can lead to overthinking if you practice it above a limit.)
• Engage in daily self-reflection, without outside distractions, to assess if your attitude and actions matches who you want to be and how you want to live; then immediately make necessary adjustments. (This will be a work in progress)!
• Develop a willingness to let go of what no longer serves you well.
• Learn from life’s lessons and grow with the pain of failure!
• Practice self-love until it becomes second nature.
• Change the way you think and watch the things you think about change!

• Express appreciation for the good that is within you, and all around you.

Within us, there is an inner light that can help create greatness that brightens our world. The inner light provides a guiding compass, directing us toward who we are – our greatness. We first must discover our inner light and make the conscious choice to live by what is within. Letting it out is sharing our greatness with others. In doing so, it brightens our world, which further improves our experiences and theirs.
The practice of consciously living your life requires making choices that remains connected to what is within – being aware of who you are, how you are living and the impact on things outside of you. It is living a life being authentic to who you are, and actively going after what you want. By living consciously, you are allowing opportunity to live a life with greater happiness and positive experiences. Give yourself permission to authentically live by what is within you

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”
― Wayne W. Dyer
“When you’re at peace with yourself and love yourself, it is virtually impossible to do things to yourself that are destructive.”
― Wayne W. Dyer