We hear about self love here and there but do we really understand and practice it? Also, it is on thing to know something and another thing to practice what you know.
I think self love should be a routine. It is not necessarily until one has gone through a lot that one remembers to care for oneself. Most people do the self love or care thing when they have overworked themselves and then decide to give themselves some pampering.
It is a good thing though because life can get quite rocky and uncomfortable sometimes to not practice self love. You will have to pause and say "I need to destress" or "I need some vacation or I need to be babied". All these examples are ways one manages the hassles of life.
The way we do this self love thing varies with individuals. To some, it is just taking a break from work and resting, to some it is going yo the spa or getting a massage and all. To some, it could be while having a regular skin care routine ritual, you know having the music turned on, wearing some comfy robe as they lay on their soothing products on their skin. It is a form of therapy for them.
My way of practicing self love is majorly eating good tasty meals and gifting myself. I am not so much of a foodie but, I enjoy good meal and they excite me most times. Good meals equals good mood for me. So, it is a routine for me because I eat everyday. The gifting part comes once in a while but the food... it's an indispensable form of self love for me.
For me to enjoy the meal, I do not like to cook it myself most times, I prefer to order from a trusted vendor, so that I can enjoy the meal well. I feel if I cook the meal myself, I will be tired from the preparation and all, which will make me lose my appetite in the end. When my appetite is lost, I can not enjoy the food the way I would have loved to. So I always order my meal whenever I want to do my self love routine.
The last time I did this was recently. My year started very busy and tiring. After a long day and was just surfing the internet. To be precise, I was on my whatsapp and going through my contact list status update. There is this food vendor I have, so I saw her meal for the day.
It was looking irresistible, lol. Well, it can only be irresistible if I really want it. A plus to what made me go for it was, she had a free tigernut drink to the food and it is for free. I was like the universe is telling me its high time I had some tiger nut drink. I love it for its taste and the benefits it offers to the body.
I decided to order and have me a good meal. It was so satisfying. The fact that I do not have to stress myself before the food got ready was fulfilling. Having that meal together with the chilled tiger nut drink calmed my nerves and made me refreshed for the next day to come.
Thank you for reading.