each will make you feel a little better and hopefully help you see that you are worthy of self-care

Is there anything in it that you associate with bad memories?

Food also impacts mood. Mood is regulated by hormone production, which takes a hit when you short yourself on food that has adequate nutritional value.

Like candles, crystals and other stones can be a passive part of your self-care, or they can take a more active part if you charge or program them to direct their energies toward a specific purpose.

way. It implies that if you’re not wholly immersed in handling things, you are failing somehow.

♦ Don’t procrastinate. Don’t let all the work fall on the shoulders of “Future You.” That’s an abuse of your own energy and disrespect of your future self.

The practice of magic strives for the same sort of serenity that hygge does.

It’s not about flashiness; it’s about comfort and expression. It’s about creating a special moment, not special in the out-of-the-ordinary sense, but in the recognition that if you pause and allow yourself to acknowledge and connect with that moment, however small, you will realize that every moment can be special just because it’s yours and you’ve

A relationship with a deity isn’t very different from relationships with other human beings or sentient creatures. It takes time, attention, and awareness.