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โHey guys. Welcome back. I am so excited for all of you that are joining our neuro tribe. Yes. Yes. Yes. I want to say hello to those of you in Germany. I am so excited to have our crew go all the way around the world and all of you, new countries joining us and listening in. And it really is a very exciting. We are here in Seattle.
It is still very cloudy. It is not raining today. We did get some sun though. Well, my gosh, it's I, I think it's kind of fun really to have this winter. That's so mild and we keep getting these sunny days. I will take it. I'm not going to complain about that at all. I am really on this. Self-care kick you guys because I feel like. When someone says self care, they really do think of certain things.
And I want to expand. The idea of it. Self care really is a time for you to pause and pay attention to yourself. Honor yourself, listen to yourself and connect inward connect with yourself. I think the thing that was really interesting to me is my son was about 13 years old. And we were on a walk and just chit chatting and actually we were on a hike and just chit chatting.
And he said to me, you know what, mom. I feel like I have felt closer to you since you have been taking more time. To take care of yourself. And it seems like the more you take care of yourself, the more I feel connected to you. And that just kind of whacked me upside the head that it.
To me, I felt like I was more connected inward inside. But then to hear the feedback from my kids, that they also felt that I was. More connected to them. That was a realization. I think I will never forget. So I, what I do with my clients is I have them come up with a list. Of 50 to a hundred different things that they can do for their self care. And I also like to do things that are only a couple of seconds at a time.
For instance, you can. Get a bottle of essential oil and smell it or apply it, or put a couple of drops in a diffuser that only takes a couple of seconds. And that is self care that you can do for yourself because it instantly feels good. There are, you can. Listen to your favorite song and have a dance party in your kitchen or a dance party with your kids, or just listen to your favorite song. I not kidding.
Every single time I go to a networking meeting, I will listen to songs that really get me amped up, get me going, get me inspired and feeling confident. Then ones that are maybe like five minutes and then 10 minutes. Options that are 20 minutes hour, a couple hours and a day. I like to have all of those options. On your list of 50 to a hundred. Different things for self care. So for me, some of the ones are Esther Hicks.
That's like, Usually those are around 20 minutes and I'll listen to one of those or I'll listen to an audio book while I'm having my lunch. And that's a good 20 minutes of going into fantasy land while I eat my lunch. Another thing that is just for me is I will throw the ball for my dog. And spend some time outside and I can't tell you how that really just kind of resets everything. And it is definitely something that is good for my self care and my person. Then there can be times where you do a little bit, like you block out a whole hour or an hour and a half. For me, I love taking baths, so I will, and I have kids.
So I'll clean the bathroom. I'll make sure it's nice and squeaky clean. I will fill the bath. I'll put in one of my rose bath bombs. I will light some candles. I'll make sure the house is super quiet and I will get into the bath and just relax. And either all listen to music or an audio book.
So to give you a couple of different options, right? Couple of seconds, couple of minutes, maybe 20 minutes an hour. And then something that can be a couple of hours is maybe you got to go on a hike or something. Those, these are all things that I have on my list. You can make your own list. But these are mine.
Right? And then for me, if I really want to take care of myself and it's been a long time, I love to spend time with one of my friends and go for a day with a friend and have some lunch and maybe go shopping or whatever it is. I love to belly laugh. So a lot of laughing is involved. I hope this helps give you an idea. Of how you can create a self care list for yourself. And make sure that on that self care list, you have different times. That it would take. To do that self care. And then as you're navigating through life and you're going from day to day and your starting to feel. That you need more connection or you're starting to feel different levels of stress.
Grab yourself care list.
I mean, keep it accessible, right? Grab that list and choose something to do, depending on how much time you have. And really connect within. Believe it or not that connecting within is the first option. Of being able to connect with people outside of yourself, the people that you love. They will feel and notice your self care and your connection inside. And that really helps them feel more connected to you. I love you all have a wonderful day.
Take care.
