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Answer You - Stress & Self Esteem, 3: Nurturing Yourself
There are many skincare products on the market and it may overwhelm you to try so many of them. Some of them are very expensive and may burn a hole in your pocket if you need to try them for a period of time to be effective.It is essential to take care of your skin. Most children's skin is beautiful and needs nothing more than the care of sunscreen when they go outside, but once they reach their teens, all sorts of problems begin to manifest. Acne is one of the problem. Even if you are fortunate enough to escape acne, you still need to take care
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want
What follows is merely a brief memo on anti-aging, this is not a to be construed as a full recitation or as an entire toolkit for preventative and precautionary practices on anti-aging. Aging is inevitable. But it doesn’t have to boil down to just waiting around for the assault of illnesses, wrinkling, degeneration and weakness to attack you without appropriate strategic preparation. You cannot stop the aging process, but you can undoubtedly slow it down.We all appreciate beauty, in fact a beautiful woman is and historically always has been the m
The problem with many of the recommended techniques, though, is that they’re surface-level gestures. Much like sticking plasters that are beneficial if applied over a clean cut (but won’t do much if the wound’s gone septic!), techniques like a weekly cappuccino routine won’t go far in improving our self-esteem unless they build on a foundation in which our basic needs met.
So what are these basic needs? Not surprisingly, they’re much the same as the basic needs we have to meet to build anything else in our lives. A core principle of Optimum Life is that *everything* is interconnected, which means self-esteem doesn’t exist off in a little category of its own. Basic needs include:
OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our bodies with nutritious food (‘nurture’, ‘nourish’ and ‘nutrition’ all come from the same root word in Latin), the need to move our bodies so that all of our systems are maintained at optimum levels, and the need for sufficient rest
OUR MENTAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS
The need nourish our minds and hearts with thoughts and beliefs that energise and support, rather than sabotage; and the need to surround ourselves with people who do the same
OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our spirits by connecting with the spiritual, however we might personally find that connection. It could be prayer or meditation, but could equally be time spent alone walking in nature, or listening to our favourite music. The channel to the connection doesn’t matter – it’s the connection itself that meets our needs.
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want
The World Bank recognizes that collaboration between civil society, government, and the private sector can significantly enhance efforts to promote economic growth and sustainable social development. Civil society, in particular, plays an important role in development by:Ensuring that voices of poor and marginalized people can be heard by governments, and their views factored into policy decisions.Promoting public sector accountability and transparency through increased pressure for good governance.Building common-ground through pa
The problem with many of the recommended techniques, though, is that they’re surface-level gestures. Much like sticking plasters that are beneficial if applied over a clean cut (but won’t do much if the wound’s gone septic!), techniques like a weekly cappuccino routine won’t go far in improving our self-esteem unless they build on a foundation in which our basic needs met.
So what are these basic needs? Not surprisingly, they’re much the same as the basic needs we have to meet to build anything else in our lives. A core principle of Optimum Life is that *everything* is interconnected, which means self-esteem doesn’t exist off in a little category of its own. Basic needs include:
OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our bodies with nutritious food (‘nurture’, ‘nourish’ and ‘nutrition’ all come from the same root word in Latin), the need to move our bodies so that all of our systems are maintained at optimum levels, and the need for sufficient rest
OUR MENTAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS
The need nourish our minds and hearts with thoughts and beliefs that energise and support, rather than sabotage; and the need to surround ourselves with people who do the same
OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our spirits by connecting with the spiritual, however we might personally find that connection. It could be prayer or meditation, but could equally be time spent alone walking in nature, or listening to our favourite music. The channel to the connection doesn’t matter – it’s the connection itself that meets our needs.
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want
Auto loans are the most commonly availed type of loans. Lenders often vie with one another to provide you low rate auto loans irrespective of your credit ratings. Auto loans with no credit history are as a rule processed faster than other loans. Lots of companies provide auto loans with no credit history at reasonable rates.The easiest way to obtain a low rate auto loan is to establish a reasonable credit before applying. Making regular on-time payments can result in establishing a good credit history within six months. If you have already mainta
OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our bodies with nutritious food (‘nurture’, ‘nourish’ and ‘nutrition’ all come from the same root word in Latin), the need to move our bodies so that all of our systems are maintained at optimum levels, and the need for sufficient rest
OUR MENTAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS
The need nourish our minds and hearts with thoughts and beliefs that energise and support, rather than sabotage; and the need to surround ourselves with people who do the same
OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our spirits by connecting with the spiritual, however we might personally find that connection. It could be prayer or meditation, but could equally be time spent alone walking in nature, or listening to our favourite music. The channel to the connection doesn’t matter – it’s the connection itself that meets our needs.
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want
I have a raccoon in my chimney! Now what do I do?I have heard that question many times in my career as a Nuisance Wildlife Removal Expert.Should I light a fire? For some reason, the first course of action people tend to think of is lighting a fire! This is a bad idea for you and the raccoon. We tend to think of fireplaces and chimneys as straight shots up through the house. In fact, fireplaces are constructed with smoke shelves that deliberately make a turn so it is not a straight shot up. This shelf is
The need nourish our minds and hearts with thoughts and beliefs that energise and support, rather than sabotage; and the need to surround ourselves with people who do the same
OUR SPIRITUAL NEEDS
The need to nourish our spirits by connecting with the spiritual, however we might personally find that connection. It could be prayer or meditation, but could equally be time spent alone walking in nature, or listening to our favourite music. The channel to the connection doesn’t matter – it’s the connection itself that meets our needs.
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want
This lesson will be short and sweet, but incredibly important.Work on you and do it in a big big way!Listen to personal development of some sort each day. Grow a massive library of success oriented material and live in it and through it on a daily basis.Most fail because when it boils down to it they don't truly think they are worth the effort demanded for success and settle for what live brings them.If you work on you enough to realize your immense value you're worth will become incredibly apparent.If you don't
Of course, the added advantage of addressing basic needs first when trying to build self-esteem, is that it sends a clear, pre-emptive message to your Inner Critic (which will often try to tell you that looking after yourself is selfish) that you’re worth taking care of. And that, in itself, can be a huge step forward in building self-esteem.
But if that’s not enough, and you feel you don’t deserve to spend this time (or money) on yourself, you might want to remember the last safety demonstration you saw on an airplane (if you’ve never flown, you’ve probably still seen it in a movie). Remind your Critic that in *every* demonstration, passengers are told that if oxygen masks drop, they must fit their own before helping others. Most people would agree this makes sense – after all, if you’re short of oxygen yourself, you’re not going to be in any kind of position to help anyone else fit theirs. So is it so hard to extrapolate from airplanes to everyday life?
As with anything, in order to give something (whether it be oxygen, energy or time), we need to actually have it to start with. We simply can’t give what we don’t have. Just as, to manage the task of fitting someone else’s oxygen mask, you need a minimal flow of oxygen to your own brain; to meet the needs of others, you first need to make sure your own are met. And meeting our own needs is exactly what self-nurture is all about.
Once, and only once, you’ve begun to address these basic needs do we suggest that you start exploring the suggestions of the many experts out there. Not all suggestions will work for everyone – but the only way to find out whether something will work for you is to try it.
Finally, if you discover that you’re not meeting your basic needs, but aren’t quite sure what to do to change that (or know what you need to do, but somehow never seem to get around to making it happen), you may well find asking for help from others useful.
Our final article in this series on Stress and Self-esteem investigates how best to do this, but if you’d like to benefit from personal coaching with a qualified stress management counsellor before then, please don’t hesitate to contact me to find out how I can best help you.
Until the next article, may every day bring you closer to your Optimum Life.
Copyright 2005 Tanja Gardner
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