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The ART of
Self-Nurturing
5 Empowering
Self-Nurturing
Practices for the New Year
BY KELLEY GRIMES, MSW
W
hat a wonderful time of year to
pause and reflect on how we are living! I
began a beautiful ritual of reflection a few
years ago that I use with clients, friends, and
family. Pausing to reflect on the past year
empowers us to make new self-nurturing
choices in the coming year. With the hustle
and bustle of the holidays, pausing can be a
powerful act of self-nurturing. Give yourself
permission to pause for a moment and ask
yourself the following questions:
•
What are you most proud of about
yourself from the past year?
•
What was the greatest lesson you
learned from 2019?
•
What self-nurturing practice most
supported you?
• What will you need to let go of in order
to cultivate more peace and joy in 2020?
• What new self-nurturing practice(s) will
you develop for the New Year?
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