I’m gonna assume you have been a giving person and have been living your life out pretty fully. You may feel you’re the only one who sees how much you’ve poured into your life, your loved ones, or\u00a0your work.<\/p>\n
With all that giving, there comes a time when you need to be a little selfish about yourself and your time. Don’t feel guilty about it. Really!<\/p>\n
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Just imagine trying to pour a glass of water for a friend, out of an empty pitcher. You can easily end up like that empty pitcher if you don’t take time to care for yourself. There’s no shame in needing to get a refill.<\/p>\n
In a recent post I introduced 4 key areas of self-care<\/a> to pay attention to, if you are going to have the strength to live out the amazing life you have planned for yourself and your loved ones. These self-care areas are mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual self-care.<\/p>\n In this and three\u00a0coming posts I want to flesh out\u00a0some of the ideas I listed before. So, let’s look at some great mental self-care ideas.<\/p>\n Hobbies are great, because they break us out of our routines and engage our mind in different ways, strengthening new parts of our brain which we may have not been using much otherwise. I googled this one and there are so many sights out there full of great ideas for hobbies. That probably goes for the rest of the points as well. You should try it. I’ve compiled a short list to start\u00a0you thinking about it.<\/p>\n You may be more comfortable with things you know or are familiar with, but remember there was a time you had learn those things too. Why not try a new skill?<\/p>\n When it comes to learning a new skill, I love the way Josh Kaufman breaks it down his book\u00a0The First\u00a020 Hours<\/em>. Check out this short video where he explains the basic principles at a TEDx talk. I was surprised at how well he learned to play the ukulele in just 20 hours. (Read The First 20 Hours<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\nMental self-care is about keeping your mind strong and flexible.<\/h2>\n
Start or get back into a hobby.<\/h3>\n
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Learn a new skill, especially\u00a0one that is a little out of your comfort zone<\/a>, to stretch your current capacity for talent.<\/h3>\n
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