Self-Care Evolution.

 Self-care has different meanings. For some of us, it is a term we hear too often. The value of self-care is debated some may dismiss it as a fad,call it  not real life, orconsider it some strange new-age fantasy. Or you may think that you need more time for self-care. Allow me to introduce a re-frame to provide a path forward. Self-care is a necessary activity. It also is a skill that needs to be learned. Most necessary activities start as skills that need to be learned, and then, one day, they become automatic. Consider this. Most of us shower, bathe and wash up each day before we head to work. At one point in our lives, we didn't, couldn't, and did not even know how to clean ourselves. It was an activity that had to be done for us until we learned how to do it ourselves. A necessary activity. Self-care is similar. It is a skill that needs to be learned. Imagine this. If you didn't bathe or shower every day, your body would produce an odor. You could hide it; there are many ways to hide it. Eventually, it would leak out, and people would notice. It may make people uncomfortable to discuss this directly with the person. Still, you talk about it behind their backs. The same goes for self-care. If you tell others you are burned out and tired, it's not time to quit. It is time to take care of yourself. Busy activities and life demands will always be different from a daily shower. Self-care is a necessary activity. So, how do you incorporate self-care into your day-to-day?