Self-care Quotes

"When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos."

- L.R. Knost

"It's right to talk about motherhood as a wonderful thing, but we also need to talk about its stresses and strains. It's OK not to find it easy. Asking for help should not be seen as a sign of weakness."

- Kate Middleton

"Your soul needs time for solitude and self-reflection. In order to love lead, heal and create you must nourish yourself first."

- Linda Joy

"One of the most important things I do in between rounds is breathe deeply and slowly so I can relax."

- Georges St-Pierre

"Keep taking time for yourself until you’re you again."

- Lalah Delia

"For me, self-love is like, ‘Am I sleeping enough? Eating well?’ Not: ‘Am I eating well to be able to fit into my skinny jeans?’ But: ‘Am I eating well to be healthy and strong?’ And to acknowledge the good, because there is always a lot of good."

- Kerry Washington

"Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than you have in mind."

- David G. Allen

"It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me."

- Beyoncé

"Self-love isn’t selfish; it’s self-preservation."

- Audre Lorde

"True self-care is not bath salts and chocolate cake, it’s making the choice to build a life you don’t need to escape from."

- Brianna Wiest

"The self-love needed for self-care [is] missing. Academicians use terms like self-esteem, self-worth, self-support, self-care, but rarely self-love. That is left to the spiritual community. People don’t realize that taking care of their own needs; eating, drinking, brushing their teeth, showering, wearing clean clothes, going to work are all acts of self-love."

- Angela C. Santomero

"Be kind to the person you are now."

- iambrilliyant

"Be healthy and [take care of yourself], but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you."

- Beyonce

"Unless we love and treat ourselves well, we are ill-equipped to do the same for others."

- Angela C. Santomero

"Self care is how you take your power back."

- Lalah Delia

"Be gentle with yourself, learn to love yourself, to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others."

- Wilfred Peterson

"When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy."

- Kim McMillen

"One must learn to care for oneself first, so that one can then dare to care for someone else."

- Maya Angelou

"Resentment corrodes the veins of the person who carries it."

- Cicely Tyson

"It’s your birthday, kick back and have a good one – you deserve it!"

"Self Care Isn't Selfish"

"Be gentle with yourself; you’re doing the best you can."

"Don’t let your mind bully your body."

"To do: stop being so hard on myself."

- Unknown

""Nurture your well-being with a dose of Saturday self-care and soulful moments.""

""Recharge your emotional batteries this Saturday; indulge in what ignites your spirit.""

"Good morning. You’ve already done so much. Give yourself room to just be."

- Unknown

"Good morning. You don’t have to do more—you can feel more, notice more, rest more."

- Unknown

"Happy Saturday. Keep choosing what feeds your spirit, not just your schedule."

- Unknown

"Devote this day to what speaks to your soul, whether it be passion projects or peaceful contemplation."