Self-care Sunday Archives

Three Creative Ways to Overcoming Writer’s Block

January 20, 2019

and Stay Fit in the Process Overcoming Writer’s Block with Exercise This week’s Self-care Sunday installment continues the theme of self-care for creatives. You probably never considered housework as the solution to overcoming writer’s block. Here’s how and why it works. When you think of a creative, what comes to mind? A wild-eyed painter wearing a paint-smeared smock? Writers chain-drinking java whilst hunching over a keyboard trying to meet a deadline? Or maybe you see a scarf-bedecked eccentric woman scribbling…

Three Powerful Ways to Avoid Creative Burnout

January 6, 2019

Anita Ojeda

Inspire Me Monday, Nurture, Self-Care + Mental

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Struggling with creative burnout? Read this. The keys to refreshing your creativity may surprise you. #burnout #creativity #blogger #artist #writer #mindfulness

The Importance of Spiritual Self-Care for Caregivers

November 25, 2018

Anita Ojeda

Inspire Me Monday, Nurture, Self-Care + Spiritual

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In this fourth installment celebrating National Family Caregivers month, I’ll share the importance of spiritual self-care for caregivers. Don’t get me wrong, spiritual self-care should be a high priority on everyone’s list, but it’s especially important for caregivers! Spiritual Self-Care Fail I had only gone to church a handful of times since April, but that day I felt the need to attend. After all, the church always had a beautiful musical program the week before Christmas. I didn’t want to…

Shred the Excuses: Why Caregivers Need to Focus on Self-care

November 18, 2018

Anita Ojeda

Inspire Me Monday, Nurture, Self-Care + Physical

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Today’s Self-Care Sunday features author and caregiver Karen Sebastian. She tackles the importance of caregivers taking care of themselves physically and shredding the excuses. How then do you gain the essence of wisdom? You cross the threshold of true knowledge when you live in obedient devotion to God. Stubborn know-it-alls will never stop to do this, for they scorn true wisdom and knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 TPT Why Caregivers Don’t Take Care of Themselves You’ve heard the lectures and the logic…

Four Surprising Reasons that Make Birding a Sport

March 18, 2018

Anita Ojeda

Inspire Me Monday, Self-Care + Physical

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My History with Sport Last week, I wrote about how birding can stave off Alzheimer’s disease and keep a person feeling young (ish). I also made the bold claim that birding is one of the biggest sports in the United States. In this edition of Self-Care Sunday, I’ll explain what qualifies birding as a sport (stop giggling). First, let me explain my relationship with exercise and sport. I may have run a half-marathon and a marathon last year, but let…

The Importance of Speaking Well of Your Children

March 4, 2018

Anita Ojeda

Inspire Me Monday, Nurture, Self-Care + Mental

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Self-Care Sundays For the next eight months, I’ll continue the MAPS theme from my Write 31 Days Challenge. I strongly feel that in our self-indulgent culture, we often lose sight of the difference between nurturing ourselves and indulging ourselves. Occasional indulgence won’t hurt anyone, but a steady diet of indulgence that overlooks actual self-care can leave us feeling empty and confused. The acronym MAPS stands for Mental, Academic/Artistic, Physical and Spiritual—the four areas of our lives that we need to…

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Three Creative Ways to Overcoming Writer’s Block

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Three Powerful Ways to Avoid Creative Burnout

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The Importance of Spiritual Self-Care for Caregivers

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Shred the Excuses: Why Caregivers Need to Focus on Self-care

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Four Surprising Reasons that Make Birding a Sport

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The Importance of Speaking Well of Your Children

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