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An Open Letter To Self-Care Day

A letter dedicated to encouraging those who hesitate with taking a day to relax. This one is for you!

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Dear Hesitant Ones to Indulge in Self-Care Day,

In the beginning, I didn't think there was such a thing to be considered: dedicating an entire day to taking care of myself.

With the help of some people who partook in this weekly, I quickly understood what it meant to, 'self-care.'

The general idea of 'self-care' is to do specific things that relax you or evoke positive emotions within you. For example, if you really enjoy drawing, that could be the day you take up a new sketch or finish one you started. If you find joy in reading, this is your time to delve into a new title or even ask friends which ones they recommend.

Self-care doesn't have to be complicated or make sense to anyone else. As long as it makes sense to you, nothing else matters. It is, in fact, a day for yourself.

You'll see many people calling it, 'self-care Sunday.' It should be noted that Sunday isn't the only day self-care needs to occur; there's no rulebook that says you have to take a breather on this particular day.

There seem to be a lot of people that I speak with who find it easier to call Sunday their day. However, everyone's schedule will differ and time for yourself is chosen at your very own discretion. I take my self-care days on Sunday because my work schedule leaves little time else during the week to do so.

The important idea behind this article is to reassure those who may have wanted to take a self-care day to simply go for it!

One of the main reasons we may get burnt out is because we do a million different things in the span of a day or even a week. Your world will still spin if you take 24 hours to do other, more relaxing things or even nothing at all. Trust me: many of my self-care Sundays have been spent napping!

From turning off/silencing your phone to enjoying a day indoors or outdoors, none is set to a standard on what is considered self-care for you. Even if the classic bubble bath is your idea of taking care of yourself, may you find positive emotions to get you through another week.

Stay relaxed!


Jessica

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