Can you care for you for a Minute?

Heyyyyyy, so I’ve been thinking about doing a little series on Being Beautifully and wonderfully made, so this first one will be about self-care, I don’t think we shed enough light on ourselves. I want you to understand how important self-care is, we do life every day, we work, we have children (for my sisters with kids),church and sooo many other things it’s easy for us to put everyone else before we do anything for ourselves.

So what exactly is self-care?

SOOOO my Hood Ebonics definition of self-care is DO YOU FOR YOU BOO! PERIODDD.

DO I need to say it again? It’s okay that we have responsibilities and everything else, but can you give yourself a day? Stop putting yourself last all the time. If you’re overworked, and just going, going, and going, what’s going to happen? You and everything that you have to do will eventually BURN OUT if you don’t care for yourself you will fail. You need time and sometimes you just need a day and that’s okay! Let your yes be yes and your no be no!

Especially for my single ladies and men shout out to the Brothers lol, this is the time that we need self-care the most, take care of yourself that way when your spouse comes along you won’t have to sing the shoulda, coulda, woulda song okurr! Even for my sisters and brothers that’s in a relationship it’s not selfish for you to take a day or a hour, or even a few hours, because if you don’t care for yourself all the priorities and responsibilities you have won’t have you cause you’re not doing your part for YOU!

So how does one take on self-care?

Take a day, take yourself out on a date, read a book, do something you like, spend time with God, get off social media for a day, go chill at the park, take a walk, watch tv, take a trip, a staycation! There is sooo many things we can do to take care of you. Take a friend with you plan a date with your bestie just drop everything for a minute and work on you.

So I’m challenging everyone who reads this, do something for you this week! For me I love the city, I love the city lights, I love the colors and I feel like I’m completely free when I see it so I’m taking myself on a date this weekend, to just be free and just getaway for a minute and I’m not going far I’m just going to my favorite quiet spots in the city. So let this be your challenge and I’d love for y’all to share it with me. #B&WM

“Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while.” Mark 6:31

-Kiara