Can a bubble bath reduce your risk of heart disease? Could a manicure ease your asthma symptoms or a soothing massage prevent your next cold? Simple, stress-reducing activities could have a positive impact on your health.
Go and do some small things to take care of yourself. “We're talking about finding ways to celebrate life's simple pleasures on a regular basis -- every day if you can -- to help reduce your stress for better health.”
Self-pampering is not about being selfish. It's about taking proper care of yourself and treating yourself as kindly as you treat others.
HERE ARE SOME FABULOUS SELF-PAMPERING IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED :
- Take a scented bubble bath by candle light
- Spend time in nature
- Get a manicure or pedicure or a massage
- Listen to soothing music or nature sounds
- Send yourself flowers
- Treat yourself to lunch or dinner at a nice restaurant
- Go window shopping
- Write your hopes, dreams and wishes in a journal
- Watch a comedy or read something funny
- Go for a quiet stroll in the evening, or early morning
- Buy yourself something new
- Get a new hairdo
- Visit a spa and have a facial
- Go to an outdoor cafe and watch the world go by as you sip a latte, cappuccino, espresso or flavored coffee
- Curl up with a good book
- Write a love letter to yourself and mail it
- Take dance lessons
- Learn a new language
- Take pottery classes, or quilting classes, or learn how to make yourself some beautiful jewelry
- Schedule a “Me Day.” Plan a day where you do some of the things you may dream about doing during your morning commute to work
- Browse in an antique shop
- Catch an afternoon matinee
- Go to a local department store and get a free makeover at the make-up counter
- Light candles in your house. Don’t save them just for special occasions
- Put together a “pampering” gift basket for yourself
- Plan a self-indulgent weekend away
Then say this to yourself every morning and every evening:
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