After hearing the words of every self-love preaching podcaster and reading the words in every self-help book, you finally get the memo: you need to take care of yourself. Yet, even after knowing that, finding ways to take care of yourself can feel just as hard as finding your way around a foreign country without a GPS. After all, your very existence has been exploited to cater to the needs and wants of everyone but yourself for centuries. Nonetheless, it’s time for you to finally pour some tender love and care into yourself. Luckily, you can start caring for yourself by simply making a few changes to your daily life. While those changes may look different for each individual Black American, the golden rule of thumb for all Black Americans to follow when making such changes remains the same.
Read on for the secret to practicing Daily self-care aS A Black American.
The Golden Rule of Thumb: Say “NO” to what doesn’t serve you and yours
In a country that leeches off of everything involving your existence, from your creativity to your labor, it can be hard to just focus on living for yourself. After all, the world has made you live solely for its progression for centuries. However, time has proven that as Black Americans work to progress the world, the world works to oppress and suppress Black Americans. So, it’s time for each Black American to start living for the wellbeing of themselves as individuals and the greater good of all Black Americans collectively. This is the golden rule of thumb to practice self-care daily as a Black American.
By saying “no” to what doesn’t serve you, you reward yourself with the opportunity to nurture, heal and restore the damaged parts of you. This allows you to attract things that bring you peace, joy, and justice while freeing yourself of toxic or negative circumstances. So, whether that looks like prioritizing your mental health over the wants of your job, or picking your worldly battles more wisely, you can start taking care of yourself on a daily basis by prioritizing you and yours.
Remember, self-care is necessary and healthy.