The WHOW™ Women Helping Other Women®, Inc. SC has developed a “Self-Love Tool Kit” to help you practice self-love.
The “Tool Kit” is a list of ideas and suggestions on how to love yourself.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: take yourself on a date or set the table with candles and a fancy tablecloth.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: revisit a childhood hobby
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: take some time to “play:” turn on music and dance or do something creative like coloring
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: eat the rainbow by trying a variety of fruits and vegetables. People who eat more fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits provide nutrients vital for the health and maintenance of your body. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/is-fruit-good-or-bad-for-your-health
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: unplug for two hours. When’s the last time you took a well-deserved break and intentionally unplugged yourself from work/family/friends/errands? While all people need to take a break to recharge, women have a difficult time finding the space or time to breathe. This can lead to stress, poor health, low self-esteem, and frustration. https://blog.limelighthotels.com/why-women-need-unplug-plus-how/
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: unfollow or mute every social media account that doesn’t make you feel inspired, encouraged, or good about yourself.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: buy yourself flowers. It sparks joy and other feel-good emotions. Not only do flowers make you more energetic, the research conducted at Rutgers University confirms that they also make you more content, more optimistic, and happier overall. https://www.dipwell.co/blogs/buying-yourself-flowers
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: do the workout you promised yourself that you would do
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: make a promise to yourself and then keep it (work out before work, make a smoothie for breakfast, take a real lunch break, cut off work at 5 p.m., etc.)
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: perform a simple random act of kindness: a little act of random kindness can put some wow in your day and someone else’s simultaneous. Some examples: leaving a positive comment on a social media site, giving someone a smile, giving an unexpected compliment, etc.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion: do something that would make you proud of yourself and tell someone about what you have done.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion: make a music playlist about how you want to feel about yourself and listen to it often.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to make a list of things that you love about yourself and read it morning, noon and night.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is to: go for a walk for the pleasure of walking.
The WHOW™ Self-Love Tool Kit suggestion is: that when want to say no but you blurted out yes (or some version of it) only to want to kick yourself a moment later? Yes, just rolled off your tongue before your brain was able to kick in to remind you that you have higher priorities, don’t have time, or just really don’t want to. Read more at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2021/06/07/
A few phrases you can use to extend your no:
“Let me check my schedule and get back to you later.”
“I’ll have to ask my spouse if we have anything going on later.”
“Nice suggestion! Let me think about that first, and I’ll get back to you.”
“Great, let me see if I’ve got to pick up my children from school that day.” Read more at: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/how-to-say-no/