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01/14/2026

JANUARY 14th, 2026

Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: " The perfect man of old looked after himself first before looking to help others."
~ Chuang Tzu

ACT: There are needs that we can only meet for ourselves. Reflect on the needs you listed on day twelve that others can't meet for you and plan how you can move toward meeting them for yourself.

Recognize how important they are in caring for yourself and leading a fulfilling and productive life.

01/12/2026

JANUARY 12th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "Learn what you are, and be such." ~Pindar

ACT: Identifying your needs is a foundational key to self-care. Record your needs from the most basic needs , like food and shelter to more complex , like satisfying a creative drive , having time alone, and connecting with nature.

01/11/2026

JANUARY 11th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: " Time is not a line, but a series of now points."
~Taisen Deshimaru

ACT: Create a journal time capsule for your future. Write down things about you right now.

What do you currently do for self care? What are you worried about?
What are you excited about?

When you finish this journal, come back to this page to reflect on the changes in your life and in yourself that took shape after your year of self-care and journaling.

01/10/2026

JANUARY 10th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: " The world is nothing but a school of love; our relationships with our husband, or wife, with our children, and parents, with our friends, and relatives, are the university in which we are meant to learn what love and devotion truly are."

~Attributed to Swami Muktananda

ACT: What lessons above love have you learned from your family? Your circles of people?

01/09/2026

JANUARY 9th, 2026

Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "Laughter is by definition healthy." ~Doris Lessing

ACT: A good laugh can cure a lot of ills. What are your favorite comedies? Your favorite funny scenes from movies or jokes you've heard from comedians?

01/08/2026

JANUARY 8th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle. "~Richard Dawkins

ACT: Combining a jigsaw puzzle, a podcast, and a warm mug of tea is a wonderful way to relax and spend time on yourself. Try it out and then journal about your experience.

01/07/2026

JANUARY 7th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: " The family is one of nature's masterpieces." ~George Santanyana

ACT: Take some time to look through an old family photo album. Whom do you feel connected to? Who inspires you?

01/06/2026

JANUARY 6th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "Rest and be thankful."
~Proverb

ACT: Give yourself a mini mental vacation by visualizing your dream destination.

ACT: Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Imagine yourself anywhere in the world, are in the world of your imagination, that you like to be, whether an enchanted forest , a serene beach, or another planet entirely. Include details for all your senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, taste.

What is your dream destination like?

Revisit it whenever you need to center and recharge

01/05/2026

JANUARY 4th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care, so get out a journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain." ~Joseph Campbell

REFLECTION: Visualization exercises are powerful tools for caring for your mental well-being.You can use them to relax. de-stress, get rid of negative thoughts, boost your confidence, and embrace and empower parts of yourself that you love. By picturing yourself doing something or being a certain way, you condition your mind to that idea , which helps you make it a reality.

ACT: A great basic visualization exercise for calm is to build a happy place in your mind, a place you can go to relax.

Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Picture yourself walking up to the most relaxing place you can imagine.

Imagine it as clearly as you can; feel the ground beneath your feet. What do you hear? Go inside and start adding more details. Revisit it and revise it as often as you like.

Record what you've built so far.

01/04/2026

JANUARY 4th, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care , so get out of journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: "He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not, but rejoices in what he has."
~Epictetus

REFLECTION: Simply being mindful of all the good things in your life is in itself a wonderful form of self-care. It can help you create a home in your heart for gratitude and celebrate the miracle of just being alive.

ACT: Create a list of all the things in your life that you absolutely love, both big and small.

01/03/2026

JANUARY 3rd, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care , so get out of journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them.
~Sylyia Plath

REFLECTION: When at least some of the love in our life comes from the self, we can not help but be happy. And nothing says, "I love me," like a lighting a few candles and slipping into a hot bath. The low light eases the mind as the warm water relaxes the body. (You can make your next self-care soak extra special by adding some essential oils, bubbles, or bath bombs).

ACT: Keep track of your bath-time supplements here, so you can remember and share which recipes and extras you like best.

01/02/2026

JANUARY 2nd, 2026
Our new year starts with every day being about self care , so get out of journal and let's begin.

QUOTE: This above all: to thine own self be true. ~Shakespeare

REFLECTION: An essential part of a deep self-care practice is uncovering how you treat yourself. This is crucial for figuring out how to best care for yourself.

ACT: Reflect on your daily habits.
How are you treating yourself?
Do you eat well?
Do you sleep enough?
Do you push yourself too hard?

Identify areas where you could treat yourself with a little more kindness.

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