Self-Care Corner with Deja Osbourne
Self-Care: Fitness
Working out doesn’t have to be time-consuming or costly. If you don’t like going to the gym (or can’t) there are ways to exercise at home or outside. Find fun or easy exercises and slowly move up to more advanced moves. Go for a walk or jog. Break a sweat by dancing. Do some sit-ups or hold a plank position. There are so many great resources on Pinterest and YouTube. There are even 5-minute workouts that actually work! I know, because I was sore the next day. So today, find a way to work out for at least 5 minutes! You can do it! Deck: My Quality Time Self-Care
Personal Power: I Speak Highly of Myself!
the Message
Do you use positive words when talking about yourself or talking to yourself? Do you ever call yourself stupid, fat or ugly? Words have a lot of power as demonstrated by Masaru Emoto with the water experiment, and other people who tried similar experiments. Words have power over our body and can affect our lives. What others used to call you or still call you does not define you in any way. If others labelled or made fun of you, you do not have to accept those words as truth. Do you ever subconsciously use negative words to describe yourself when you look in the mirror or make a mistake? If it’s hard to forget what someone called you in fifth grade, bring awareness to it, erase those words and rewrite history. Find evidence. Why they are wrong? Try to use positive words when describing yourself or talking to yourself, even if you have a hard time believing it. Keep saying it until you believe it to be true. Perform a ritual where you acknowledge your body using positive words. Massage each body part while you say or describe each body part.
Journal Prompts
Write down at least 10 positive words that describe you.
What words do you want to avoid using when talking about yourself?
Why do you think you use those words?
What words can you use as replacements for those negative words?
Self-Care Corner with Deja Osbourne
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Issue Number Three: February & March 2020
