When self-care meant getting dirty and skirting peril
What does self-care mean to you?
Is it on autopilot or something you relish giving attention to? What problems do you encounter in your day to day self-care routines? I'm asking because I want to make the interventions in Day Crafting fit the kinds of problems we all encounter – and I'm starting to write the Self-care Workbook this week.
I don't think self-care is the same as wellbeing, happiness or mental health. Self-care, for me, has an emphasis on proactive action whereas the others could be passive measurements or metrics. Self-care is part of the important process of Day Crafting, wellbeing might be one of the products it helps make. I'm thinking this through and perhaps you can help by giving me your thoughts. Do you ignore self-care and if so why? Do you consider self-care as a remedial activity; something you do when you need to – or is it something you delight in as a preventative measure?
- Imagine the three wisest most caring people you know, what self-care activities would they recommend for you?
- What would self-care look like if you didn't have to consider the cost or any accusation of selfishness?
- How different would your current and 8 year old self prescription for self-care be?
Written by Bruce Stanley on Mon, September 05, 2022