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Beyond Vanity: Self-Care from Head to Toe

As a beloved creature of God made in His beautiful image, taking time for self-care is never plain vanity. After all your hard work and everything you have achieved, you deserve to pamper your whole being with these simple, fundamental nourishments for your body and skin: 👐 Honor your Hands  We often forget to care for our hands, yet they are vital to everything we do every day. Treat yourself to a salon visit for a gentle arm and hand massage, basic nail care, and deep moisturization. To care for them regularly at home, wear gloves during household chores to protect against harsh irritants and dryness. Each time you wash your hands or trim your nails, apply your favorite hand cream to keep your hands and fingers soft, smooth, and nourished. 🦶Cherish your Feet Don’t forget the feet that have carried you so far on your journey. While a professional foot spa is a wonderful salon indulgence—complete with a relaxing foot massage and pedicure—you can also enjoy a simple DIY foot treat...

the Joy of Writing a Journal

There are many reasons why you should start journaling. Aside from its health benefits, such as helping you reduce stress and anxiety, it truly develops the inner self. That is, if you are honest and consistent. Some people would do this for mental health issues or to express art. I have been journaling for almost 20 years. I wrote on notebooks about how my day went through, my thoughts, my reflections and answers to personal discovery questions. I wrote a letter to my future partner.  I said my prayers in writing.  I summarized what happened in a month and rated it. I listed dozens of checklists to do, and when I looked back, only half was done. It reminded me to take actions. I have drawn life flow charts. I doodled flowers with leaves. And as I looked back on my old writings, I smiled at the prayers that were answered. It's important that you know the reason why you should write a journal. You shouldn't just follow the fad.  You don't have to think your journal should...

The Surprising Reasons to Embrace Single life

Have you just recently left a long-time relationship?  Or did you decide to discover the fullness of life in being single? Whatever is the reason why you landed on this page, there must be a big purpose why you are single.  Maybe for now.  Either way, treat it is a gift. You know this is the best time for you to get to know more of yourself. We get used to other people being around and have been all preoccupied of pleasing them.  Apparently we forgot about ourselves. It is not selfish that sometimes we think of our own.  I believe we have to take care of oneself so that we can give our best of our service to others, to our loved ones and to our God. Save Pin In my singleness, I have realized what God wants me to understand.   Whether it is your choice or not,  God wants to tell you something in the midst of your current state. 1.  God wants to direct you. He is directing you what he planned for you in the future. You will not know unti...