I confess that I do get occasional moments of self-pity or sadness but deal with them and carry on. Yesterday, I had one ( a post-Christmas one) and a friend, coincidently, sent me an email that talked about 'today is the best day of my life' and the reasons why; some of which I will post below.
So basically, how do you manage your own mental self-care?
I usually recognize it for what it is - start counting my blessings and continue until that suggestion of feeling down dissolves or I think of someone to call or ?
"Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever
There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today; but I did!
And because I did I'm going to celebrate!
Today, I'm going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: the accomplishments, the many blessings, and, yes, even the hardships because they have served to make me stronger.
I will go through this day with my head held high and a happy heart..."