Self Care Quotes and Messages

You’ve sacrificed too much for others. Now do the same for yourself.

Focus on your opinion of yourself and not the opinion others have of you.

I love a warm bath at the end of a day.

Taking care of yourself is the most powerful way to begin to take care of others.

The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.

Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

Every morning, look in the mirror and affirm positive words into your life.

You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.

Real change will come when you focus on yourself.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

Learning to treat ourselves lovingly may at first feel like a dangerous experiment.

Self-love for me means accepting who I am and dealing with the perceived flaws that I live with.

The Universe will never require you to set yourself on fire to provide heat for others.

Self-care isn't selfish. It's self esteem.

Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.

It’s not selfish to do what’s best for you.

The secret to a happy life is to accept change gracefully.

The secret to a happy life is to accept change gracefully.

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

Don’t forget to appreciate yourself.

Saying no can be the ultimate self-care.

Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good.

This revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin to undo the aversive messages of a lifetime.

Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace, and healing come when you love yourself.

Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.

Sometimes you just need to be selfish to be self-sufficient.

Carve out and claim the time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

You can’t fix the problems of the soul with a change in behavior only.

If you want to feel loving, I coached myself, do something loving. This is basic soul care.

Give your stress wings, and let it fly away.

Self-care is your fuel ... Whatever the road ahead or the path you’ve taken, self-care is what keeps your motor running and your wheels turning.

Always make decisions that prioritize your inner peace.

A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.

We can climb mountains with self-love.

Self-discipline is self-caring.

Stopping takes courage, too.

Life’s too short to spend it at war with yourself.

Choose, every day, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I want to feel my life while I’m in it.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

The inhale is absolutely essential if you want to continue to exhale.

Taking care of myself doesn’t mean “me first.” It means “me, too.

The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.

One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself… to take care of yourself.

Doing something nice for myself is not selfish.

Don’t let hollow heroes distract you from saving yourself.

You can’t take care of anyone else unless you first take care of yourself.

No more martyring myself.