Self-Care

As are relaxation routines. 

Candy, I didn't think you were.

I practice self-care every day: I look after myself fully. I also look after my apartment to make myself feel better.

I was taught to look after myself. This also includes my teeth. OK: a random comment. BUT I did - and do - look after my teeth. In fact, I am forever brushing them and going to the dentist.

Dental care is very much a part of self-care. Again, seemingly random, but true.

Yes, it does. But I enjoy brushing my teeth.

Self care is also helped by keeping mentally healthy. Like being with people and dealing with depression in a positive way. Plus, socializing with "normal" people, rather than those that are negative and drag you down.

Mental health is an important subject and important to take care of in a helpful and pleasant way.

I have come to realise that the current spate of price rises may be helping my health quite a bit. I am increasing less likely to buy bottles of alcohol, or even fizzy drinks (although I never had many) these days as I look to making my own simple juices.

For instance, it may be a negative way of looking at it but I was put off buying a brand of rum I like as Sainsbury's now charge £25 a bottle for it unless you use a nectar card, in which case it is £20. I have gone off store cards altogether, particularly now they are messing them about and using apps etc. The rum was either £22 or £23 before the current situation so it seems they have upped the price just to compensate for some using their nectar and, in the process, making it look like a good deal. It actually puts me off buying it altogether. Particularly as I have usually waited until it was on offer at £20 anyway, as it has been from time to time.

Luckily my memory is good so I remmber prices fairly well. I shop around and don't put all my eggs in one basket.

I think no-one has self awareness.

How smug do you have to be to think you know better than everyone around you? They are forming opinions of you all the time. Why should you think they are all wrong, just because they don't agree with you 100%?

It's about a person learning to understand their own self.

Undoubtably, but that's just the large picture. The little pictures can be very different. Has no-one ever said "You could do that.." and you tried it and found they were right?

Well said.

Thinking you know better than everybody else isn't the same as self awareness. Understanding your inner world is different to arrogance. YOU know YOU. You understand your own motivations. You understand your own emotional reasoning. You understand yourself.

Why do some people confuse this with arrogance or even worse?

Did my usual morning workout.

Pleased to say that I don't recall the last time I didn't... Excepting illness, of course.

I have a back I like to invest in.