Quotes about Self-care

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others.

My attitude of love must be fiercely guarded when considering adding activities. My attitude of love must not be sacrificed on the altar of activity..... mt attitude of love must trump my activity every time.

My ability to heal cannot depend on anyone's choices but my own.

People don't mind doing CPR on a crisis victim, but no person is equipped to be the constant lifeline to another.

Unrealistic expectations are things the other person isn't able or willing to do for me. I have to let go of these.

Don't get so locked in to your overwhelming schedule that you haphazardly spend your soul.

We must respect ourselves enough to break the pattern of placing unrealistic expectations on others. After all, people will not respect us more than we respect ourselves. No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet.

away from things that aren't beneficial for me.

If we are living honest lives that honor God, we must not forget that people not liking our boundary does not mean we aren't living right before God. We mustn't let unhealthy people control us or have too much access to our hearts so that their negative opinion shakes us. God's is the only opinion that matters!

It's so much healthier to be brave enough to go your separate ways than to keep stuffing and drown in a sea of bitterness.

True peacekeeping is about properly processing the emotions before they get stuffed and rot into something horribly toxic.

If we want recovery and healing we would be wise to take a break or possibly make a clean break from the one wounding us>