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An Invitation to Self-Care
An Invitation to Self-Care: Why Learning to Nurture Yourself is the Key to the Life You've Always Wanted | Tracey Cleantis
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Too often, we settle for the notion that self-care means giving ourselves treats and rewards for good behavior. But its so much more than that. Welcome to the self-care revolution! A day of indulgence at a spaor at home on the couchmight help us unwind and feel temporarily renewed, but is that all there is to self-care? In this book Tracey Cleantis changes the dialogue and shows why real self-care is more than just routine self-indulgenceits a lifelong practice thats essential to finding fulfillment and joy. An Invitation to Self-Care uncovers seven principles for care that are rooted in self-empowerment and self-knowledge. Through personal stories and observations, exercises and quizzes, and interviews with experts and everyday people, Tracey invites you to consider self-care across your relationships, finances, spiritual and professional lifeand more. By accepting who we are, what we need, and how those needs evolve over time, we create space for self-cares transformational magic in our lives. In fact, an authentic self-care practice is the secret to the life youve always wanted.
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cwarnier
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#wintergames2020 #readnosedreindeer @StayCurious #selfcarebingo
I changed put on lipstick to paint t nails. I dont wear lipstick.

slategreyskies I changed the lipstick one to a tinted lip balm. I‘m not much of a lipstick wearer either. :) 4y
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jb72
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#selfcarebingo

Come join @ElizaMarie for self care bingo!

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Judybskt
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ElizaMarie yay! 4y
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AkashaVampie
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Sharing for a friend, @ElizaMarie

September's #SelfCareBingo Card (please tag her)

Again, if you all want to join please do so! There are no rules really its just about us taking care of ourselves and remember that we are amazing people who deserve to love ourselves! If you would like to join please do so. However you want to work it.

#SelfCareIsNotSelfish

Julsmarshall Ooh! What fun! 4y
AkashaVampie @Julsmarshall feel free to join in. I believe this is the 2nd month of her making these. Just make sure u tag her so she can cheer u on!!! 4y
MoonWitch94 Yay for September Board! 4y
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ElizaMarie Thanks for posting this! Yes please tag me (and whoever wants to be tagged) but I just want to be able to cheer you all on! Good luck @Julsmarshall and @MoonWitch94 :) 4y
AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie ur welcome sweetie. I probably should have posted ur August one. I apologize. I will try to remember in the future. Haha. 4y
ElizaMarie @Pageturner1 here is a blank one 4y
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jb72
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#selfcarebingo #selfcareisnotselfish

I finished his book yesterday so I had to binge watch his show Dirty Jobs. #dreamboat

ElizaMarie I really enjoy him! :) He is super adorable! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I used to joke that if my parents got divorced he would be a good step-dad (and husband to my mom). 4y
jb72 @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 😂 that‘s awesome! Since he‘s only ten years older than me he could certainly be my main squeeze. 4y
DieAReader 🤣🥰😉 4y
Cheshirecat913 I totally loved watching Diety Jobs. 4y
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SamHeartCoffee
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You all! I‘ve just opened box one of two I have from the amazing and thoughtful @Chrissyreadit ! This is from our club #coffeebeanbookclub! This one is themed “self-care” so it includes face masks, eye pads, a bath bomb, hair mask, some power point balm and some lovely unicorn pins!

Chrissy, you always make me feel so special! I love what you pick out for me. 💕😘💕😘

Also, @Marmie7 I have a package with books going out to you today!

Chrissyreadit Glad you like it! How do you handle not opening them? 4y
Avanders 😍😍😍😍 That coffee looks bomb!! 4y
SamHeartCoffee @Chrissyreadit I save them for extra special pick-me-ups! I did open your most recent one too and also love those gifts! Yay unicorn battery/charger! Will post on those tomorrow! You rock! @Avanders right?!?!?! 4y
Pogue Ravens Brew coffee is so good. 4y
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jb72
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#selfcareBingo

I couldn‘t resist looking at some of my older pics after seeing @ElizaMarie collage. The top pic is Scout the day I brought him home. The bottom pic is Scout today. He thinks he is a person and requires a pillow for his head. I am so blessed to have him today after the tragic accident a year ago which almost took his life. He is still recovering and has a few issues, but doing great. #mybestfriend

ElizaMarie I love him! Thanks for posting! Looking at how tiny my babies were made me super happy (which I needed today) 4y
jb72 @ElizaMarie Thanks! He is such a great dog. So sweet and loving toward me. He is protective too. I am lucky to still have him. 4y
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NeedsMoreBooks
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Thank you @GatheringBooks for the amazing giveaway #GB101020 Here is my list of self-care that I try to do:
Read 📚
Recognize that my feelings are valid ❤️
Recognize that change is hard 🥺
Go for a walk 🚶🏻‍♀️
Have a long relaxing bath 🛀
Dog cuddles or spending time with fur babies 🐶🐱
Connect/disconnect to/from family and friends 💖
Journal 📔
Write letters 📝
Cook 🥪

Thank you @Melancholy2243 for the 🏷
Tagging @Cupcake12

Melancholy2243 This is such a good and relevant list❤️❤️ 4y
SamanthaMarie This is a great list!!! 4y
Cupcake12 Thank you for the tag xxx ❤️ 4y
GatheringBooks I absolutely love this list. How uplifting! Great one! Thank you soooo much for reposting. 💕🧚🏼‍♀️📚 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Thank you so much for this @Sace my #CYOReadathon got me all caught up with all my reading groups this weekend! I feel so accomplished! 🎇

Cinfhen Congrats 🎉 4y
Sace Yay! 4y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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@Sace This is the best invitation to a self care weekend I‘ve ever seen....I 💙 it!

Sace You figured it out! I think we should always start the month remembering to care for ourselves first. 4y
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Mitch
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It‘s not too late to book and join us on the #litsyreadingretreat2020 ! Three days living in a library - reading and eating cake! If you‘re interested in joining us drop me an email mitch(dot)k(at)mac(dot)com

Emilymdxn I‘m SO excited for this! 5y
Ruthiella If only I could! Sounds heavenly! 😍 5y
Mitch @Emilymdxn me too! 5y
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Mitch @Ruthiella next year maybe?🤞🏼 5y
HardcoverHearts I would absolutely love to do this if you do it another year. 5y
Mitch @HardcoverHearts I‘m sure we will - we had a great time in 2019. I think it‘ll be an annual event! 5y
rockpools I can‘t wait! 5y
Eyelit I‘m in for 2021 if you do it again! 🙂 5y
LeeRHarry Not this year but maybe next year? I‘ll see if it fits into my annual trip back to the UK 😊 sounds fun! 5y
kamoorephoto This sounds amazing. I so wish this was near me. 5y
Hooked_on_books Sounds incredible. @Soubhiville are you going?!? 5y
TiredLibrarian What a delightful idea! 5y
scripturient I can‘t wait to be back. 😍 5y
julesG Have been looking forward to this for months. 5y
julesG @squirrelbrain please join us. 5y
julesG @Leniverse We spoke on WhatsApp, are you able to make it? 5y
squirrelbrain I‘m looking into it, even if just for the day on Saturday! 😁 @julesG 5y
Leniverse @julesG Yes! Looking forward to be roomies again. Arrive on the Friday, leave Monday this time, right? 5y
julesG @Leniverse That's what the German delegation does, maybe @Mitch and @RachelO too? It'd be great if you stayed until Monday. 5y
Leniverse @julesG Can do! Friday to Sunday just wasn't long enough last year. 5y
julesG @Leniverse 🥳🥳🥳 5y
veritysalter I so wish I could, but I‘ll just be post-op then. Please let me know if you plan to do this again at another time. I hope you all have the most wonderful experience 📚♥️📚 5y
Mitch @veritysalter Probably same time next year - pencil it in! 😂 5y
Oryx @trishb hope you can come for a day 😀 5y
TrishB @Oryx it‘s looking unlikely at the moment 😕 hubby has stock take in work and son in Barcelona, so trying to find someone who can spare a couple of hours with the Doggo 🐶 5y
Oryx @TrishB fingers crossed. If only Sansa and Daisy could come too ♥️ (probably chaos would ensue...) 5y
TrishB @Oryx we definitely wouldn‘t get much peace and quiet! 5y
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julesG
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Thanks for the tag @maich

My #SelfcareSaturday is a #SelfcareSunday. 😁
@bianca

- music, the radio, but most often the audiobook of the book I'm reading - immersion into the book

- two cats, Ghost and Shadow. Ghost is very cuddly, Shadow is shy but likes to sit in viewing distance of the action (the reader)

- tea - black, green, herbal,...; No snacks, I might stain my book

@ anyone who'd like to play

maich ❤❤❤ 5y
dylanisreading What great names for cats. Thanks for sharing! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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Bfc really is an important part of my self care 🧡🧡🧡🥰

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 5y
audraelizabeth Awesome job 5y
TheBookHippie Oh wonderful !!! I totally agree self care is so essential ❤️ 5y
Gissy Great!❤️👏👏👏👏 5y
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wanderinglynn
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#BFCr3 welcome to week 4!

I applaud all of you who listened to your bodies this last week. We can‘t go full-out 100% of the time. So way to go! Giving yourselves some much needed rest. Rest is just as important as exercising the mind & body.

Let‘s go Team #BFC! 🙌🏻 You got this!

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Bookwormjillk Love that saying! 5y
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
KathyWheeler Thanks for the reminder that we need to gives ourselves breaks. It seems a lot of us had not so wonderful weeks. 5y
Crazeedi Thanks for the encouragement!! 5y
tjwill Great points! Thanks for the reminder to slow down sometimes too. 5y
Jennifer3 Breaks are important, I will need one this Labor Day weekend. 5y
Ash.on.the.line Very important! Thanks for always encouraging!! 5y
kspenmoll Thanks- love the quote. You are so supportive. I will be back at work so your reminder that it‘s ok to go slow is timely! 5y
Reecaspieces I have got to get my diet back on track....😬😬😬 5y
Drinktea_Readbooks Thanks I‘m well on track xx 5y
TheAromaofBooks Thank you for the encouragement, Lynn!! 5y
cornflakes Perfect timing because I'll have to spend half of every day in the hospital this week. For what? Neglecting self. 5y
wanderinglynn @kspenmoll definitely take some self-care time as your dealing with work. 😘 5y
wanderinglynn @Reecaspieces we‘re here for you. You can do it! 😘 5y
wanderinglynn @cornflakes Oh no! I hope it‘s not too serious. We‘re here for you. ❤️😘 5y
jenniferw88 We think my Crohn's disease has flared up AGAIN so I know walks won't happen, but everything else should be ok. 5y
wanderinglynn @jenniferw88 Oh no. I don‘t know a lot about that disease, but I hope the flare up eases soon. 💚 5y
Mitch Great quote- wise one 😘 5y
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Mitch
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Yeah - we have one more Litten signed up to come on the Retreat! Welcome @Susanita 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. It‘s a truly international affair, with Littens coming from all over the globe to read together. Love it! If you want to come and join us send me an email for details mitch(dot)k at mac(dot)com

julesG 42 weeks. In other words. Hope most of those weeks will fly by. 5y
Mitch @julesG 😁🙏😁 5y
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Crazeedi Sounds like a perfect weekend in an amazing setting! 5y
Freespirit Wow that sounds amazing! What a fabulous place to have a retreat. 😍 5y
Soubhiville Yay! I can‘t wait!! 5y
Oryx Yeah! 5y
veritysalter Where can I find out more information about this? It sounds fantastic. 5y
Mitch @veritysalter we each book our own accommodation at the library and then I organise the rest! Walks, Reading by the fire, days in the library, pub lunch ... you can do all of it or none of it and just read. Whatever takes your fancy. There are rooms still free if you fancy joining us? https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/accommodation/sleeping-with-books 5y
Itchyfeetreader Yay welcome 5y
charl08 I booked! Looking forward to it. 5y
Mitch @charl08 yeah! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
Susanita @BarbaraBB In case you‘re interested... 5y
BarbaraBB @Susanita So you DID found your next #readingretreat! This sounds great! For me it‘s a expensive to come to the UK for one weekend, but it sounds amazing! 😘 5y
Mitch Any chance you can come @squirrelbrain... it'd be lovely to see you xxx 5y
tpixie @Soubhiville so exciting you‘re going!! 5y
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KrystleTheBookSlayer
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Thanks for the tag @karajay 💜

1) Lots of nature walks and maybe trying a fitness class.
2) I'm caring, patient, and strong.
3) I'm good at staying calm in even the most ridiculous of situations. I'm also a pretty decent cook. 👩‍🍳
4) 💚💜💙🧡❤ If you're reading this, consider yourself tagged, you are all amazing! I just love this community!
#HelloThursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😘 6y
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Hestapleton
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1. A solo trip to the zoo and a picnic after for my birthday in May! So looking forward to it!
2. My sense of humor!
3. Cooking. Turns out I love doing it and I‘m pretty decent at it!
4. 💗 to some new followers! @ambam1987 @ldbloodworth @Pradeep_Saini @Stephuhhnieee @xx_Angiie_xx
#HelloThursday

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😘 6y
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Eggs
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💜I‘m trying to secure a place in the budget for a massage
💙 Hair, eyes; a good listener
💗 art/craft, flower arranging, memory books, language
💛 @Leftcoastzen
#hellothursday #youareawesome @wanderinglynn

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😘😘😘 6y
wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😘 6y
Eggs @wanderinglynn My pleasure 6y
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Mitch
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Love this idea - going to try to be kind to myself today.
💕I‘ve learnt to love my wild grey hair ( I‘ve been grey since I was 14!)
💕I passionately thrown myself into things
💕Go for a walk along the canal

Remember your awesomeness today felllow Littens xxx

#hellothursday

JoScho ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing the love! ☺️❤️💛💜 6y
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