Secrets to Self Care No One Told You About!

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How many times have you promised yourself that you will take care of yourself from this day on? How many times have you been told that self-care is more important than caring for others because if you are feeling on top of the world, you can take better care of others? How many times have you heard that in the entire scheme of things, ‘you’ are the most important and always must come first?

But do you follow it? Or even if you want to, can you? 

Time is such a fleeting thing that no matter how much of it you have, it just seems to slip away. At times when we have time, motivation plays hide & seek and when motivation is at its peak, time is not at our disposal. What never ever fails us is discipline. It ensures that you do not depend on time or motivation to do the things you want to do.

So even before you get down to self-care, you have to cultivate discipline. The beast inside is tough to tackle at first but once you see the results, you will be raring to go. Doing the same thing every day at the same time without distractions not only builds concentration and focus but also takes out the nasty surprises that otherwise flood your days. With discipline, you can control time and not vice versa. 

A good way to start is to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. This will keep your body cycle in control and ensure a routine which will help you plan everything accordingly.

Say, your ideal cycle is sleeping at 11 pm and getting up at 7 am, stick to it. I know, I know, Netflix and Amazon seem to take away all your time and that cliffhanger at the end of the episode beckons us to sacrifice the much-needed sleep. Now is the time to call upon our friend, discipline.

So let’s start with the morning routine. You wake up and you pick up your phone. Don’t do that. The first thing you should do is give yourself 5 minutes of absolute silence. Just close your eyes and sit on your bed, listening to the world waking up outside your window. Birds chirping, bicycle bells, traffic catching up, trees rustling, brewing of coffee in the coffee machine, the aroma of cinnamon or ginger being crushed, everything that is happening around you, soak in everything. Now say the following things aloud or whisper to yourself.

“I am enough.”

“There is enough.”

“We have enough.”

“This day is mine to become the best possible version of myself, to achieve the things I want to, to spread smiles, give and receive love and be joyful and peaceful.”

You can even create your own set of lines. Notice the above lines, enough signifies abundance. Your words have the power of setting your intentions for the day. Once you have set your intentions for the day, say a small thank you to the universe. If anything specific has happened the day before that invites thanks, do that. Thank the universe for all that you have and keep getting.

Intentions and gratitude done, now make your bed. Yes, make your bed. This is the secret mantra of most of the successful people around the world. Making their beds makes them feel in control and organized. Isn’t that a super way to start your morning?

Remember the world might take lots out of you but it’s up to you to do things in your pace and schedule without losing your peace of mind and yet achieving all that you want to.

Self-care is possible if you create time and pockets for it in your daily schedule. Once you start seeing the results, you will be motivated to do it every day. The day motivation fails, discipline will get you by.

That’s where you start – DISCIPLINE.

Now you are ready to start your day!

Author’s bio

-by  Shabia Ravi Walia

shabiawalia@gmail.com

Media Producer, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Digital Coach, Shabia Ravi Walia, is the Founder and Owner of ‘Wild Earth’ is a media professional for the past 24 years. She has been a teacher in early years of her life and continues her love for teaching by educating entrepreneurs thru her new venture ‘Idea To Income Tribe’.

 Author of bestselling book ‘Mamma Mania’, she is also the founder of ‘Wild Earth’ a natural skincare line she started three years back. She also runs ‘The Bluebells Community’ dedicated to helping and serving the underprivileged.

Winner of several prestigious awards, Shabia is also a motivational speaker and speaks at many prestigious events.

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