37 Inspirational Self Care Quotes For Personal Growth
Self care is an essential part of your health and well-being. However, sometimes when life gets busy it’s hard to find the time or energy to make time for ourselves. In need of some motivation for self care? This post has your back with 37 self care quotes.
These self care quotes will inspire you to add more self care to your routine and boost your self love and confidence!
And additionally as a bonus, all of these quotes are all from powerful women LIKE YOU!
I’ve compiled a list of 37 inspirational self care quotes to inspire you to commit to self care consistently…
1. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” –Oprah
2. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” –Brené Brown
3. “The challenge is not to be perfect — it is to be whole.” –Jane Fonda
4. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” –Maya Angelou
5. “To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” –Michelle Obama
6. “Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” –Lucille Ball
7. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” –Brené Brown
8. “It is so important to take time for yourself and find clarity. The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.” –Diane Von Furstenberg
9. “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
10. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and to make your happiness a priority. It’s necessary.” –Mandy Hale
11. “Be you, love you. All ways, always.” –Alexandra Elle
12. “Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable.” –Jackie Viramontez
13. “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
14. “I always give myself Sundays as a spiritual base of renewal—a day when I do absolutely nothing. I sit in my jammies or take a walk, and I allow myself time to BE—capital B-E—with myself.” -Oprah Winfrey
15. “Don’t let hollow heroes distract you from saving yourself.” –Nikki Rowe
16. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” –Katie Reed
17. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” –Anne Lamott
18. “When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.” -Solange Knowles
19. “Choose, every day, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” –Alison Malee
20. “By taking care of myself I have so much more to offer the world than I do when I am running on empty.” –Ali Washington
21. “Every time you make a commitment to your own self-care, self-love, and self-respect and then follow through, you build trust in yourself.” –Miranda J. Barrett
22. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” –Maya Angelou
23. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” -Lalah Delia
24. “It’s good to do uncomfortable things. It’s weight training for life.” -Anne LaMott
25. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” -Anna Taylor
26. “Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” -Kristi Ling
27. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourish you.” –Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
28. “We need to replace your vicious stress cycle with a vicious cycle of self-care.” -Dr. Sara Gottfried
29. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” -Susan Weiss Berry
30. “Your well-being affects (and is affected by) those waves through small ripples of self-care and the decisions you make.” -Melissa Steginus
31. “I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.” -Madonna
32. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.” -Laurie Buchanan, PhD
33. “It’s more than a bath; it’s a transformative experience. You’re searching for buoyancy in the soul, and spring in your step.” -Amy Leigh Mercree
34. “Honoring your own boundaries is the clearest message to others to honor them, too.” -Gina Greenlee
35. “Be healthy and take care of yourself, but be happy with the beautiful things that make you, you.” -Beyoncé
36. “Do something every day that is loving toward your body and gives you the opportunity to enjoy the sensations of your body.” –Golda Poretsky
37. “Take the time today to love yourself. You deserve it.” -Avina Celeste
Those are the 37 self care quotes for inspiration and personal growth.
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Need more inspiration? Read these other posts from Self Care Seeker to develop consistent, self care habits:
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- Self Care Night Routine
- 31 Free Self Care Ideas
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