Self-Care, Health & Energy Stewardship: Habits to explore
Treating your body and available energy as worthy of care, with sustainable rhythms and appropriate support. What needs are you noticing but repeatedly setting aside? What would caring for yourself look like within your actual circumstances?
Habit #3 - Make peace with yourself
From self-judgement, to self-compassion, to inner unity.
SELF-JUDGEMENT
SELF-COMPASSION
INNER UNITY
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “When I notice self-criticism, I will respond with the same patience, truth and kindness to myself as I would offer someone I love.”
Habit #4 - Tune in to your body’s wisdom
From disconnection, to body awareness, to embodied intelligence
DISCONNECTION
BODY AWARENESS
EMBODIED INTELLIGENCE
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “When I notice discomfort or tension, I will pause and ask, ‘What does my body need?’"
Habit #5 - Nourish your body
From neglect or overconsumption, to conscious nutrition, to embodied vitality.
NEGLECT or
OVERCONSUMPTION
CONSCIOUS NUTRITION
EMBODIED VITALITY
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “Before I eat or drink, I will pause and remember that my body is worthy of care and rather than using food, substances or deprivation to ignore what my body needs, I will ask myself, ‘Is this nourishing for my body?’"
Habit #6 - Energise your body
From lethargy & stagnation, to activation to aliveness.
LETHARGY or
STAGNATION
ACTIVATION
ALIVENESS
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “When I notice lethargy and stagnation, I will move my body in a way that expresses care; walk, stretch, dance, strengthen or play, for at least a few minutes.”
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Habit #1 - Focus on Solutions
From blaming & complaining, to problem solving, to creative empowerment
BLAME / VICTIM
PROBLEM SOLVING
CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “When I notice myself blaming, I will identify one thing within my influence and take one constructive action.”
Habit #14 - Surround yourself with support
From isolation, to relational discernment, to belonging.
ISOLATION
RELATIONAL DISCERNMENT
BELONGING
The Love Enacted Practice: A simple, repeatable action - “When I withdraw, I will reach out to one trustworthy person.” (Share something real, ask for support or practise receiving their care.)"
Choose one practice from the habits above that resonates with you.
Download the workbook below to access your 21-day practice plan.
Write down the ‘love enacted habit’ in your plan and each day, notice the opportunities you have to practice. Briefly record what you learn.
After 21 days, reflect on what is changing in your life, and what you want to continue developing. It might be more of the same habit, or you might want to go back to your eight areas of valour and choose another habit. Flourishing is a life-long journey of ongoing participation. We are not striving to reach a finish line!
