Quotes To Inspire You To Make Time for Self Care
Grab a cup of tea, sit back, relax and feel the motivation of quotes to inspire a self care plan.
Self care isn’t an indulgence, it’s a necessary part of life, and it consists of more than the occasional massage or bubble bath. It’s about getting in touch with yourself, your wants, needs and dreams in body, mind and spirit. It’s about being comfortable with setting boundaries to protect yourself and deserving enough to say no when you need to so you don’t become burned out. Self care is making time everyday to relax, renew and energize.
An eating disorder tears down a person physically, mentally and spiritually. Consistent daily self care has been essential to build myself back up physically stronger, emotionally with more kindness toward myself and spiritually with a deeper personal connection and faith.
I’ve been practicing daily self care for almost 1 year. It took time to find what works for me and what are my non-negotiables that set me up with the mindset and energy to have an amazing day. The only variation is time. Sometimes it’s 15 minutes and sometimes it’s an hour or more. Every. Single. Day.
When I first started it was challenging to resist the urge to make self care a less of a priority. It took a conscious effort to not be so quick to skip it for something that, in the past, I thought was more important.
Then, without you even realizing it’s happening, self care becomes habit, like showering and brushing your teeth. Self care becomes something your body and mind look forward to experiencing. Self care is sometimes the only down time of my day.
As a personal trainer, yoga teacher and friend I encourage self care and the 2 responses I often get are “I feel guilty” and a general conversation that communicates “everyone else’s needs are more important than mine.” I get it. I’ve been there, repeatedly.
So, before we talk about creating a self care plan in the next few weeks I’m going to inspire you to believe, to make the time and to make a commitment to yourself and your needs, wants and dreams.
Surround yourself with images and inspirational quotes that inspire self care. Immerse yourself in the kind language of self care and surround yourself with people that will support you.
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With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side. – Susan Weiss Berry
Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners. – William Shakespeare
Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your your spirit it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel. – Eleanor Brown
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha
Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort. – Deborah Day
Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. – Eleanor Roosevelt
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters. – Dan Coppersmith
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. – Howard Washington Thurman
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. – Oscar Wilde
When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving. – Kim McMillen
The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey – and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. – Bob Moawad
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Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body. – Golda Poretsky
By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty. – Ali Washington
There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself. – Brian Andreas
Your breathing is your greatest friend. Return to it in all your troubles and you will find comfort and guidance. – Unknown
In dealing with those who are undergoing great suffering, if you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself. The point is to have a long-term perspective. – Dalai Lama
Self-care is how you take your power back. – Lalah Delia
Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life. – Steve Maraboli
Prioritise self-care & incorporate a minimum of 60 mins ‘me time’ into your daily routine. Yes there are enough hours in the day. No excuses. – Miya Yamanouchi
Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept. – Anna Taylor
Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others. – Parker Palmer
Learning to listen to yourself and giving your body, mind and soul some much needed love and care is an important part of living your best life.
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Amazing Quotes Thanks for sharing.
These are all amazing quotes! This is something I am really working on right now! I think it’s always something we need to work on 🙂
I love the power of quotes and motivational words. Especially ones that encourage one to focus on self-care.
I like all your motivational quotes. They are certainly inspiring and exactly what I need to start a tough work week!
I love reading quotes for inspiration and self care is soooo important. Love this post x
Motivational quotes is my favorite way to start the day! Thanks for these, they are wonderful!
It’s so important to first acknowledge and then find time for ourselves. Something that I’m really trying to do at the moment xx
These are awesome quotes! As they always say, and JUSTIN BIEBER say, “Love yourself.”
These are such beautiful sentiments. It is essential to be able to care for one’s self first before caring for others. If you don’t take care of yourself you won’t be able to take care of others effectively.
What an awesome post and I love to read more about this and so Inspiring glad that you share this with us
I think my favorite quote of these is the one by Diane F. How we view and react to the world has a lot to do with what we think of ourselves.
As soon as i saw a quote from DVF I knew this was going to be a great post! Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
I love quotes. I have been collecting quotes since high school and I remember writing them down in my scrapbook.
I love these quotes! I totally agree that self care is a necessary part of life!
Love, love, love these quotes! I adore how much people are embracing the importance of self care. Here’s to a future of loving ourselves unconditionally!
I really like the Brian Andreas quote, I really need to think about this more when I’m having a down day
“You cannot serve from an empty vessel” is my favorite quote! I love that you included it here. All of these quotes are amazing, thanks for putting them together in one place (:
This is a great post, these quotes are fabulous. I have focussed on adding self-care to my daily routine for a few years and wished I had started a lot sooner.
I love the quotes. They are a timely reminder to love ourselves and take care of us better.
Gayathri
Love all of these quotes! Self-care is a must!
Belle
I couldn’t agree more that we need to surround ourselves with the positivity we want to live out! Having quotes around the house is a great idea!
The are so inspiring and motivating. Wondering how did you manage to find all of them
These are such fantastic quotes! I am having a selfcare day today.
My biggest obstacle is really time, and finding time just for me x
These are very powerful quotes. I love the one that talks about the relationship with myself. This is so important but not easy to do!
Self care is one thing that I just don’t take the time to work on… I really should..
I love the Diane VF quote. I now make myself a priority in my life.
I love Eleanor Browns quote the most because its true. How are you meant to help others from an ’empty vessel’ if you do not take care of yourself? It is something that I need to bear in mind x
I really like Bob Moawad’s quote! this one by Emerson touched me as well…”What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” These quotes were inspirational to me.
I love that these are so pure and simple. Everyone needs a little reminder to take care of themselves and really do something that benefits them. I always make sure I practice mindfulness in my day-to-day life and that’s something that really helps me reflect on my attitude towards myself and reevaluate what I need to do to be kinder to myself.
What a great collection of inspirational quotes. Self love is one of those things we need to remember. As a mum I tend to neglect myself.
Some very inspirational quotes – it is important to have a list to inspire you to practice self care
Sometimes it can be hard to remember to look after yourself, so having some quotes around that will inspire you to do something for yourself is a wonderful idea.
I have really been upping my self care levels of late what a great inspirational post
I don’t know why we always seem to have the feeling that self-care is an indulgence or a luxury instead of a necessity for our well-being. We as women always tend to put ourselves last much to our own detriment. These quotes are lovely and really are an inspiration to make sure that you see self-care as something that is needed.
These are some great, inspiring quotes! We really do need to focus on taking better care of ourselves!
Love the quotes you’ve picked out, surrounding yourself with positivity is definitely a good thing in my book x
My favorite is my Audre Lorde. Because I was taught that self care was selfish and that you should put others first. But you can serve others if you are half a person. Which of course leads right into the next picture you posted by Eleanor Brown.
I love these. I really believe the more you surround yourself with positivity the more that will come your way. I’m bookmarking this page!
I love the Diana Von Furstenberg one. So true that you need to know and love yourself first before you can expect anyone else too.
The quotes are so inspirational! Thank you for sharing
Wow! What a powerful and inspirational post! This really is exactly what I needed to read right now!
Great reminder that we all matter! Sometimes I find difficult to take time for myself, it makes me feel guilty, even though I know how important it is. I’m working on it!
Sometimes doing things for myself seems self-indulgent. But it is reaffirming to read these quotes and look at things you do for yourself as essential.
I love reading inspirational quotes. The first one is my favorite!
I absolutely love reading these kinds of quotes, they are so motivational! Such important reminders and I enjoyed reading every single one.
Absolutely love stuff like this. We all need a reminder once in a while. I also feel empowered when I read stuff like these. Just amazing!
I find time to be the biggest challenge – always trying to take care of my family, my work, etc. It’s tough to find the time for some personal R&R but so important to do so!
Love these quotes! they would make great wall decor to remind us all ‘that we count too and that we’re just as important as others and need to show ourselves this. It’s a great reminder to the parents in the world ; )
PS: I love quotes, they’re usually true and like mini poems that make people think…
I so need this right now. Honestly this summer has been a bit crazier than usual and my own needs have been put on the back burner. I look forward to getting back to caring for myself! Thank you Jill!
I also hope you had a great birthday!
Self-care is about nourishing my soul! True! I’m inspired by all the quotes!
I have to admit that the self love quote by Oscar Wilde makes me laugh. I am not sure I agree with the way he put it, but seriously taking care of one’s self is necessary. Its like on a plane where they tell you to put the oxygen mask on you before taking care of your child. Because if you don’t take care of you, you cannot take care of anyone else.
DVF quote is really strong! Thank you so much! As I am getting older and juggling so many things in my busy life the important of self love and care is vital to peace, productivity, and wellness!
xo Debbie
I love these quotes. Beautiful reminders to love ourselves.
So much truth and beauty in these quotes – beautiful reminders!!
Very inspirationl. I didn’t know it was Steve Maroboli’s quote…all along I thought it was from Diane Von Furstenburge L)L
This is so important because we need to take care of us before we are able to take care of others. We forget this so much. Thanks for the inspiration.
This is a great list! Got to be kind to ourselves.
These are all so powerful and a great reminder to me to be a little kinder to myself more often
I love these quotes. Such wonderful reminders of how important we are — to ourselves! Thank you.
Always love getting these quotes at the end of the week! I like the one about self care not being about indulgence but really survival. Love that perspective! Thanks for the share!