5 Reasons why you aren't protecting your most important asset!
You lock your home to protect what’s precious inside. You put a lock on your computer to protect data privacy.
Bottom line: you lock things that you don’t want easily taken.
Why do this?
Because these are things that are important to you and their value is hard to replace!
What about things that may not seem as tangible?
Your mental health, your physical health, or your inner peace. Do you leave yourself wide open, allowing any and everything to take it away?
I found these tips very helpful on protecting your mental health!
But, before you can put tips into practice, you have to ask yourself, “Are these things important to me?”
As mentioned earlier, you automatically look to protect and keep safe what’s important! So, if you are not protecting your mental, physical, or spiritual health, you first must decide, why is this not important?
Below are a few reasons why some do not put self-care as a priority and how we can counteract such thinking.
Some think Self-Care is being selfish. The idea of putting one’s self first feels wrong. But here is the challenge to that mentality. How can you actually take care of someone else, unless, you don’t first make sure you are okay? (Think airplane safety rules for parents)
We think that rescuing someone is how we show we care. Let’s challenge this thinking. People have to learn their own lessons in life, however painful that is. Who are you to decide that you know what is right for them? Now that is selfish, as it’s based on your own desires for them, which may not truly be in their best interests. While we think we’re caring by “rescuing” them from unpleasant experiences in their lives, we are denying them the opportunity to face their own challenges, and grow stronger or learn a lesson from doing so.
We are telling people how to treat us. We teach people how to treat us by our own actions and attitude toward ourselves. By showing that you are a rescuer you attract the sort of people who want rescuing and for whom it is about them—not a balanced relationship. Also, there is always a pay-off for us. Is it that you always are the “nice guy” or the “victim”? Take a long hard look now…
You expect others to take care of you. The reality: Your self-care is your responsibility, nobody else’s.
You don’t know what self-love looks or feels like. Challenge to this excuse. Most likely when you started a new job, you trained and learned rules. When you wanted to prepare a meal, at some point you had to learn. If you don’t know how to love yourself for whatever reason, you CAN learn!
The conclusion. They say that doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. Most likely, if you are not “locking, or protecting” your inner peace, you are unhappy! You are probably dealing with depression and anxiety because these are things that get in like a thief and take away our sense of well-being!
Lastly, remember this point: If you love and respect your body inside and out, your body will love and respect you back.
What have you done to protect your inner peace and mental health?