Self care Sundays are my favorite time of the week. I get to kick back, relax and partake in my favorite ME activities. Sometimes we can forget just how important it is to take time to recharge. The next time you are resting or want to feel a little more connected to yourself, take a scroll through these self care quotes to get you inspired.
Short Taking Care Of Yourself Quotes
1. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” – Charles Bukowski
2. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morley
3. “Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.” – Claudia Black
4. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia
5. “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” – Ovid
6. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Jack Kornfield
7. “Grab a coffee. Journal your intentions. Get to work. Create miracles.” – Elyse Santilli
8. “Self-discipline is self-caring.” – M. Scott Peck
9. “Self-care is not a waste of time; self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” – Jackie Viramontez
10. “Next time you count beautiful things, don’t forget to count yourself in.”
11. “The best health care plan is a self care plan.” – Nina Leavins
12. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. ” – Oscar Wilde
13. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. ” – Steve Maraboli
14. “Self-love is asking yourself what you need – every day – and then making sure you receive it.”
15. “Acknowledge, accept, and honor that you deserve your own deepest compassion and love.” – Nanette Mathews
16. “If you get tired learn to rest, not to quit.” – Banksy
17. “Recharge yourself as much as you charge your phone.”
18. “Carve out and claim the time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire.” – Amy Ippoliti
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Self Care Quotes To Inspire
19. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brown
20. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” – Lucille Ball
21. “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.”
22. “Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others.” – Parker Palmer
23. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah
24. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” – Brian Andreas
25. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.” – Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
26. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort. ” – Deborah Day
27. Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world.” – Pema Chodron
28. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” – Etty Hillesum
29. “Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.”
Motivational Self Care Quotes
30. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” – Akiroq Brost
31. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life. A pedicure doesn’t last, but meditating every day does.” – Carrie-Anne Moss
32. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.”
33. “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.”
34. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” – Stephen Covey
35. “Self-care equals success. You’re going to be more successful if you take care of yourself and you’re healthy.”
36. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” – John Lubbock
37. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde
38. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”
39. “People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous, and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness, and inclusiveness.” – Sanaya Roman
40. “When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” – Kristin Neff
41. “Self-care is non-negotiable. Show up for yourself every day!”
42. “For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves.” – Sam Owen
43. “You are worth the quiet moment. You are worth the deeper breaths and you are worth the time it takes to slow down, be still, and rest.” – Morgan Harper Nichols
44. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” – Mandy Hale
45. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.” – Jennifer Williamson
I hope these sayings reminded you to take a few minutes for yourself today. Make sure to save this post for later when you need some self love, inspiration, or want to do some light reading on your relaxing afternoon!
