This week, InnerSelf reflects on repairing the world, but since all change must start within, we look at repairing or balancing our own self, and then that carries out into the world with our thoughts, intentions, and actions. Not only must we repair, but we also must focus on prevention... on how to stop things from breaking and deteriorating any further.

As practiced in holistic medicine, the focus is - first and foremost - on prevention. It is best to keep something healthy and balanced and thus avoid having to fix it. Thus. we start our reflection with "What Self-Care Looks Like: It Is Not A To-Do List" excerpted from the book, Be You, Only Better, written by Kristi Hugstad. The article focuses on five types of self-care ranging from the physical to the financial.

We then continue with...

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