Finding time for yourself is not always easy, we constantly have this feeling of being overwhelmed or the fear of appearing selfish.
However, giving yourself this time is an essential step with many virtues. Key to your well-being and happiness, it is up to you to give yourself this precious moment.
But why is it so important to take this time?
Finding a moment for yourself allows you to free your mind from all the problems of everyday life to find calm and serenity. This return to your inner self helps you to better manage your emotions and have a better relationship with those around you. Creativity and concentration will also be strengthened, thus releasing solutions to your problems. In the long term, this helps to eliminate stress, improve sleep, restore energy but also to strengthen self-esteem by realizing your own value.
And how do we actually disconnect?
Separate your body and mind: stop doing several things at once and think constantly. Because it is not always easy to clear your mind and let go, we give you our advice to promote this disconnection.
Identify why and how to disconnect
Understanding your needs and how to meet them is the first step to optimizing your time for yourself. But to take action, you must first become aware of the importance of this time given to yourself. Question its virtues or, on the contrary, the risk of neglecting it. After this reflection, you can go further by looking for your needs. Find your energy again? Spend more time with your loved ones? Learn to love yourself? Be more peaceful? Finally, understand your desires to find how to meet them: what do you want to do with this time? In order to offer yourself a wide choice of possibilities, choose activities with a different duration and location.
Schedule time with yourself regularly
Make this time for yourself a priority by scheduling it in your diary. By writing it down, it will encourage you to keep this commitment. You will anticipate your tasks to give yourself this time and you will prevent you from forgetting. To feel all the benefits, this appointment must be regular. This habit may seem difficult to take up, but over time, it will require less effort. Early in the morning, at noon or in the evening after a day of work, any time is good to take care of yourself. Because your needs can change at any time, it is essential to listen to your inner voice. You may want a break, to go to bed earlier, to drink a hot chocolate or to go on vacation. Don't ignore this voice, listen to yourself!
Organize yourself to take this time
Finding time to find yourself also requires learning to manage your schedule. Don't hesitate to separate professional and personal tasks and then prioritize them. You will realize that some of them can be deleted, postponed or delegated to a trusted person in order to make room for your time. Organizing your schedule also involves learning not to let yourself be overloaded and knowing how to say "no" without feeling guilty. By wanting to put others first, you risk forgetting yourself. So evaluate the importance of the request before responding favorably and don't feel guilty about freeing up time for yourself.
Finally, it is vital for your body and mind to grant yourself this appointment. And even if this time seems difficult to find, it is essential to do activities that help you feel good or simply reconnect. Find your inner peace, improve your efficiency at work, your relationships and strengthen your self-esteem! Because it can be complicated to know how to take care of yourself, we have created the "Spa At Home" range which accompanies you in a moment of disconnection:
