Wishing to all a happy women’s day.

A big cheer to all women across the globe.

Finally the wait is over and it’s time to get start with sing it away (#UNAPOLOGETICGIRLZ) blog train, hosted by Preetjyot from mylittlemuffin.com, Charu from Mamasgas.com and

I am so excited to be a part of it.

And there are various reasons that I loved it.

• First we had gotten the chance to write on
  different song based prompts. This is something unique and I had never done
  anything like this before.
• Second it is not the just song based prompts
  they had a more meaningful insight too and each one has a strong subject that I
  would love to elaborate with my posts.
• Third the blog train is arriving on the great
  occasion of international women’s day, and I think it is the best way to
  celebrate the joy and amazing journey of womanhood.

So here is day 1 prompt– SELF LOVE

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”- Lucille Ball

So true, self-love is one of the most important elements of our happiness and overall well-being. Though traditionally self –love is often considered as an act of selfishness. It has been taught to us that if we are not working hard for our duties and taking care of others, we are being selfish, we are being narcissist. But it is not the complete truth; actually self-love is the act of “love of self” or “regard of one’s own happiness or advantage” that helps in releasing negative thoughts and criticism towards you and embracing more loving thoughts.

Research has shown that practising self-love has so many advantages such as better mental health, increase happiness and productivity.

Personally, I have found that whenever I feel depressed or overwhelmed by pressurising responsibilities, the only thing that pulled me up and out is drenching myself in self-love.  But during practical life when we had tons of duties and responsibilities, practising self-love can be challenging for so many of us.

Here I am sharing some of my favourite “self-love strategies “that helps me a lot to feel happier and positive during everyday life.

 Create a self-love ritual

Like all other important things, it is equally important to plan your self-love or self-care ritual. Pre-planning and organising a scheduled time will help a lot to get de-stressed and relieving routine tensions. Self-care ritual activity could be different for different people. For me, it is always about spending some quite moments of prayer with god and practising yoga and meditation. These few moments of self-care provide me an instant energy and I had better ability to perform my duties and responsibilities.

Go for a nature walk

Nature is the creation of god. Scientific studies suggested that nature has a sort of healing properties, it relieves tension, anxiety and reduces blood pressure, ease the muscle tension. Taking in the sights and sounds of nature improve mood and relive the anxiety. As a mom, we have to deal with multiple responsibilities and this pressure of multiple responsibilities often creates a state of mental and physical exhaustion. Whenever I feel that I am feeling tense and overstressed, I try to take a break and spend some time with nature.

 Even a short break as a nature walk even in your backyard had a significant psychological benefit. Nature is a positive distraction, which makes us calm and happier.

Be creative and focus on your hobby

One of my favourite ways for stress relief and get involve in self-love, is the being creative and spends some quality time alone for my hobby. I believed when we engaged in any form of creative activities, we had a state of complete mental involvement in something and that works like a meditation. It has a great potential to reduce stress and can alleviate the burden of various psychosomatic disorders. It is best creative way to involved “Self-love” in our otherwise hectic life.

Eat healthy and exercise regularly

  

During every day hectic life, we often get more focused on our jobs and
responsibilities and involuntarily ignored our health. And this ignorance
causes a wreaking havoc on our physical and mental fitness. It may cause
nutritional deficiencies, muscle pain, weakness of the immune system, even a
state of chronic stress that is very harmful and make our body to vulnerable to
other systemic infections. So pre-plan your daily routine and schedule some
time for proper healthy eating and
exercise is the best thing that helps in the journey of “self-love”. Scientific
studies suggested that exercise produces endorphins (good neurochemical) that
help in building stamina and mood lifting. Even 5 minutes of aerobic exercise
provide excellent health benefits. And nutritious healthy diet helps in
strengthening of our immune system and makes our body strong enough to deal with
stress.While maintaining a healthy lifestyle is crucial for overall well-being, some concerns can persist despite regular exercise and a balanced diet. Sagging eyelids, under-eye bags, or drooping skin are common examples that can affect how rested and alert a person looks. In such cases, procedures like blepharoplasty in Charlotte or elsewhere can provide a targeted solution, helping to refresh the appearance of the eyes while complementing a healthy lifestyle and supporting overall confidence.

Enjoy your life fullest

Last but not the least tries to enjoy each and every moment of life. Sometimes, when we had too much to do and feel piled up with tasks, we often forget to enjoy tiny sweet moments of joy and happiness; everything seems like a burden for us. So forget those unnecessary negative circles of thoughts and try to enjoy each tiny moment of life. We cannot take care of our families unless we take time and care for ourselves, so try these simple de-stressing strategies and enjoy a Happy and healthy life.

Moms, these were the ideas to follow a “self-love” routine. What are yours? Which strategies you liked most? Please share with us.

 This post is a part of #UnapologeticGirlz Blogathon hosted by  @mylittlemuffin_mom, @Mommyvoyage and @Themomsagas, and sponsored by @kaurageousyou,

It brings me immense pleasue to share that I along with 30 other bloggers celebrating women’s day with a twist as a sing away blogathon and for this blogathon,

I am so thankful to Kavitha from

https://rawandfreshflavours.com/ to introduce me.

And Now, I want to introduce Sindhuja from mytinytigger.com  next in the blogtrain.

Hope on their blogs and please read what they are sharing!