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Savoring Self

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means to escape.” -bell hooks

• Why you need to savor yourself
  • Keeps your cup full. Helps you to keep that feeling in your reserves when you feel depleted from a lack of others savoring you.
  • Point of savoring is to slow down and intensify that moment. Do it for yourself too.
  • Lets you know whether you’re being treated well.
  • Keeps your self-esteem in a healthy place.
  • Keeps you in a place of balance so you don’t trash yourself so quickly.
• How to prep for savoring yourself
  • Clear the distractions. Get the sitter ready. Take off of work.
  • Treat yourself like the most important appointment for that day
  • Do not apologize nor justify it. Just do it.
  • Make a list of your favorite things so you can prepare to have them on hand.
  • Prep for the necessities. The outfit you need to lay out. The reservation you may need to make. etc.
• What to do on a day of self-appreciation
  • Wake up when you want to
  • Get the food YOU savor
  • Play your favorite songs
  • Spritz your favorite scent
  • No obligatory behaviors period
  • Make the phone calls or have the conversations that center you and bring you joy
  • At the end of the day, reflect on how great the day has been and put the NEXT self-appreciation day on the calendar