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What fabulous metaphors!  Thank you all so much for sharing your ideas around your self-care.
Eilish

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Chloe Dalton-O'Neill: Self Care Metaphor

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Chloe Dalton-O'Neill: Self Care Metaphor

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For me mindful movement is my favourite act of self care. As a contemporary dancer, my dance style is very fluid and comes from the heart. I create mindful movement by expressing my emotions and feelings through my body, and by also engaging the breath, and by just being in the present moment in both body and mind. It is meditation through movement! :) x

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Ann Breen: Self-Care Metaphor

Negative thoughts may become self-fulling prophecies but positive thoughts can result in positive outcomes.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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I find I'm forever doing things for other people, dance however is for myself and a way to get lost in my own self and not have think of others and their needs.

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I have learned this is my truth.
Shakespeare said
"to thine own self be true and it must follow as day follows night thou can'st not then be false to any man"
This is my life motto, at times it has been very hard to live up to it but I am always glad when I do because life evolves beyond  imagination.
xxx Helen

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Impending motherhood has allowed me to readjust my focus and make sure I take care of myself and put as much effort and care into myself as I hope to as a parent.

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I have learned that breathing deeply is something I do my best to practice daily, sometimes several times daily. It's important I acknowledge the breath of life.. It's grounding.

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I often find myself putting others needs first offering up my time, skills or help. Its great to help others but sometimes to help others you have to help yourself first!

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Ann Breen: Self-Care Metaphor

Negative thoughts may become self-fulling prophecies but positive thoughts can result in positive outcomes.

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Artwork by Liz Kavanagh, Art Teacher, ABLES ALS, The Glen, Cork. Finally, my post! Was waiting for inspiration and then I found it on the wall at work. This poster was created for our open day at work for International Women’s Day on 8th March this year. It resonates with my love of flowers and nature and how I really need to tend to myself in order to grow and blossom. I also like the idea of growing positive thoughts. I love everyone’s posts. Take care. Anita

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Helen asleep in Travel Lodge after wine and crab