Your Self-Care is your #1 Priority

By: Shabnam Khan - Family Counsellor Y ou are your best friend. The one who listens of what truly matters to you. The one who genuinely cares about you! Now, how often do we really do that? We are at times too emerged of what’s happening around us, what others think about us, trying to impress others, trying to fit in or compete with others that we truly forget about ourselves. You should be your #1 priority. Be mindful of what makes you happy, what gives you joy and what truly matters to you. By having these positive vibes and being your own friend, you can be a great help to your loved ones. You can start by making very small changes! The statement “just be yourself ” sounds amazing and we wish many times that we could do that. It is often possible to just be your self. People who are afraid of social situations are actually not being them selves. Their real self is just being covered up with c b conditioned fearbased thinking. Our true self is who we really are when we let go of all of these negative stories, labels and judgments that we have placed upon ourselves. It is who we naturally are without these masks. There is a helpful way to uncover your real nature by being outside of the accumulated negative thoughts and beliefs. If you ever watch small children, you will notice just how free they are and how little they care about what other people think of them. They are very content and in the moment. They are their true natures. They have not yet been socialized to “fit in” to a society that squashes that. They don’t care if people think that they are silly while they do anything as they are not doing things to please others, they are doing it because it gives them happiness. Children are pure love and light. If you really want to get in touch with your inner childhood, be free. Have fun, enjoy the moment, be yourself and do things that gives you joy. Life is too short to live in a hope to make everyone else happy. Self-care is your priority - things will automatically fall into places!! info: shabnam@skcounselling.ca HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!