ABC's of Self-Care This exercise engages your focus to bringing positive changes into your ife. ABC's of self-care
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This exercise engages your focus to bringing positive changes into your life.  Each member of the family may chose to pick one thing to do each day of the week OR you can use your own ABC’s.  For example: Monday, you may select “a-attitude”.  On Mondays be aware of your attitude.  Is it positive or negative? How does it affect yourself and family?  Is your attitude something you want to change?  Tuesday you may select “r-read”.  Take a few minutes to read a new book, inspirational readings, etc. Wednesday you may select “f-family time”.  Make a special point of having everyone sit together and eat dinner or do something special on that night: play a game, take a walk together, etc.  As a family, talk about the personal benefits, challenges and how these exercises affect others. 

A.Attitude, affirmations, awareness, accept yourself, appreciate, allow, action
B.breathe, believe, best you can be, begin
C.calm, creativity, compassion, commit, confidence, communication, change
D.discipline, diet, dance, dream journal
E.exercise, enjoy, energy work, encourage, embrace experience something                     new
F.faith, fun, forgiveness, family time, focus, friendship, flexibility
G.gratitude, gardening, goal setting, goodness
H.       health, hobby, humor, happy thoughts, hugs
I.  interests, imagery, intention, integrity
J. joy, journaling
K.knowledge, kindness to self, others
L.laughter, love, learn something new, listen, Let Go, live in the moment
M.      Meditation, minerals, massage, mindfulness, music, “ME-TIME”
N.naps, nutrition, nutrients, nature, nurture
O.oxygen, organic, open minded, organize
P.prayer, peaceful thoughts, positive, play, patience
Q.quiet time, quality decisions
R.rest, relaxation, read, respect, right thoughts, responsibility for actions
S. sleep, spa night, solitude, supplements, support, self-image
T.time management, trust, truth, transformation
U.       utilize resources, understand
V.visualization, vitamins, variety
W.      wellness, willingness to try new things, words, walk
X.extra of what makes you feel good
Y.you, your word, young at heart (be a child again)
Z.zzz’s, zest for life
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ABC'S OF SELF-CARE
COMPLIED BY SUE HELDENBRAND, CHTP
Certified Healing Touch Practitioner
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