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Life Lessons
25 tips to feel great
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Self-care is not selfish, and can include many practices that you might find
enjoyable to promote your physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health,
writes Vickram Sethi
After more than a four-and-a-half years, can include many practices that you might
it’s become fully apparent that the Covid-19 find enjoyable and promote your physical,
pandemic may resurface and it has changed emotional, spiritual and mental health
the way we live forever— from our work and that may include hygiene, nutrition,
arrangements to our recreational activities meditation leisure and sport activities.
to our social lives. This new reality poses I have made a list of 25 self-care tips to
a unique set of challenges for all of us, and help you feel good about yourselves:
as of now there are reports of the Covid-19 1. Prioritise Sleep
infections resurfacing. It is now clear that Your mood and immune system are
we need to look after ourselves, more than counting on it, when it comes to taking
ever before. Focusing on what makes care of your health and well-being, sleep
us feel nourished and gives us meaning is pretty much always part of the answer.
is a part of easing, feelings of stress and Getting enough good-quality sleep keeps
anxiety. your immune system running at its best to
Many things can get in the way of fight off infections, like the one caused by
our taking care of ourselves including the coronavirus.
family responsibilities, work and social 2. Get Active, Exercise
commitments. But eventually, it is our own Staying active keeps your body healthy
responsibility to take care of ourselves. And physically, keeping your risk of chronic
self-care is not in any way selfish. Self-care health issues down and lowering your
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