Self-care Quotes

"Don’t hold to anger, hurt, or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love."

- Leo Buscaglia

"Sometimes it is best to lie low, to do nothing but let the winter pass."

- Robert Greene

"I had become a devotee to a religion of my own creation. Its most integral ritual was maintaining a precise calm especially when angry, when hurt, when terrified."

- Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

"I don’t like to hold back, because that’s how you hurt yourself."

- Chester Bennington

"If they keep hurting you, love them, and stay or love yourself and leave."

- Sonya Parker

"Take it from me: If you hear the past speaking to you, feel it tugging up your back and running its fingers up your spine, the best thing to do, the only thing-is run."

- Lauren Oliver

"Never take that person back in life who left you."

- Garima Soni

"Don’t hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love."

- Leo Buscaglia

"Don’t chase after the people that hurt you. Replace them with people that care."

- Kaoru Shinmon

"Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good."

- Ina Garten

"February is a reminder to practice self-love and prioritize our own well-being before spreading love to others."

- Anais Nin

"So in times where I was feeling down or low in general, this app was very helpful. Sometimes I would look at it whenever I felt like I didn’t know what to do in a situation regarding my life, future, however you may call it….but I can say that this is a good app for anyone who may be drifting through motions of sadness, self-doubt etc. Now there are many quotes here in which I believe were gathered throughout history that many famous & influential people, personalities, individuals across all nationalities, religions etc. who were by societal norms successful and contributed in their own lives in a different manner to their personal circumstances and areas of focus. Regardless, they still rose above any obstacle that may have encountered in their path because we all need help regardless of how we may view ourselves at any moment. This is just my own personal opinion of what I believe is a very good approach for self care in this regard. Now that’s not to say that there are also many alternatives like books, community, human connection or other social interactions & hobbies to name few. But for those who may have trouble understanding how they might feel in relationships, life, where they may fit in this huge world, isolation along with loneliness and depression can swallow them up but I would like to say that I’m at least thankful for the support and encouragement. Thank you."

- Donashello

"Some days, doing ‘the best we can’ may still fall short of what we would like to be able to do, but life isn’t perfect—on any front—and doing what we can with what we have is the most we should expect of ourselves or anyone else."

- Fred Rogers

"There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them."

- Sylvia Plath

"There are two ways to get rid of an anxiety monster, my friend—you either have a bath or a nap."

- Andrew Kaufman

"You can’t calm the storm. So stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass."

- Timber Hawkeye

"I lied and said I was busy. I was busy but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational thoughts. I was busy calming a racing heart. I was busy telling myself I am okay. Sometimes this is my busy and I will not apologize for it."

- B. Oakman

"“We meet dozens of people, have so many conversations. We do not feel how much energy we spend on each activity, because we imagine we will always have more energy at our disposal. This one little conversation. This one little extra phone call, this one quick meeting, what can it cost?…..But it does cost…..it drains yet another drop of our life. Then, at the end of days, weeks, months, years, we collapse, we burn out, and cannot see where it happened. It happened in a thousand unconscious events, tasks and responsibilities that seemed easy and harmless on the surface, but that each one after the other used a small portion of our precious life. And so, we are given a commandment, which is actually a gift: ‘Remember the Sabbath’”."

- Wayne Muller

"Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart."

"It is far better to be alone than to be in bad company."

"It is perfectly okay to admit you are not okay"

"If it’s out of your hands, it deserves freedom from your mind too."

"Today I will not stress over the things I can’t control."

"I deserve a break from my own thoughts."

"Don’t forget that you’re human. It’s okay if you have a meltdown. Just don’t unpack and live there. Cry it out. Then refocus on where your headed."

"Don’t be too hard on yourself for not having everything figured out right this very minute"

"Silence in anger protects you from regret."

"Be silent in the face of anger, for it is the path to self-control."

"When you stay silent, you avoid words you may regret later."

"In moments of anger, silence brings the best results."