Now unless a pursuit is good for me or fun, I do not pursue it. And I try to bring fun to what is good for me and vice versa. Of course, the activities we have immediate access to that both improve ourselves and are not begrudging can seem…limited. Especially in the age of excess and overstimulation. So I wrote this post to be an easy list to reference when you need inspiration for loving self care that is not so, so boring and annoying.

Is hope such a dirty thing? Is it embarrassing to believe your life could get better? I don’t think so. Change is vulnerable. Admitting we want something we don’t have is scary. It brings up a lot of insecurity and pain of the past. Being brave and trying for the life you want anyway is deserving of reward in my opinion. So buy yourself a self help book AND a cookie. 

Which is what I do! Whenever I am facing a new challenge, I download a self help audiobook that someone recommends on the topic, be it an article like this or someone I know who is knowledgeable on the subject. I go for slow walks and just listen. I don’t try to solve anything or rush through. I just walk and listen and trust that there is always some solution to every quandary. No reading even required. And that cookie thing, don’t forget.