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110 Self Care Sunday Quotes

by Anna Christopher
Self Care Sunday Quotes

These are powerful words spoken by influencers, psychologists, and wellness gurus, all advocating for one indispensable truth: the importance of nurturing ourselves. Whether you are sipping on your morning latte or unwinding before bed, these quotes will reverberate within you, triggering an above-and-beyond motivation toward self-love and tranquillity.

So, snuggle up in your cozy corner and allow yourself to unwind as I present to you a selection of heartening quotes that will form your mantra for this Self-Care Sunday and, indeed, many Sundays to come. Prepare to enrich your heart, mind, and soul with the power of nurturing words that promote love for self, peace of mind, and holistic wellness. After all, every Sunday is a fresh start, a chance to reset, renew, and treat yourselves with kindness and care.

What is self-care?

Self-care involves any actions that you partake in to preserve or improve your wellbeing. It revolves around proactively taking charge of your life and tending to your needs, feelings, and overall health. It’s about acknowledging that it’s okay to put yourself first sometimes and ensure your physical, emotional, and mental tanks are full before helping others.

Self-care covers various areas, including —

  • Physical self-care: Eating a healthy diet, regular exercise, getting enough sleep, and regular medical check-ups all form an integral part of this aspect. It plays a vital role in maintaining your physical health and energy levels.
  • Emotional self-care: This involves actions that help you connect, process, and reflect on a full range of emotions. It comprises activities like therapy, journaling, mindfulness, or simply letting yourself cry or laugh whenever necessary.
  • Mental self-care: Envelop activities stimulating your mind or creativity, such as reading, puzzles, or learning something new.
  • Soulful self-care: This is all about tending to your spiritual needs. Whether it’s through meditation, attending a religious service, spending time in nature, yoga, or any other spiritual practices that ground you.

Why is Self-Care Sunday Important?

The very word “Sunday” paints a picture of tranquility and leisure. For most people, it’s a day meant for lie-ins, leisurely breakfasts, and unhurried moments. But more than just a day off, Sunday holds a magical significance. It denotes the end of a week and the beginning of a new one ahead, and it acts as a sort of reset button for our lives. And this makes it the perfect day to dedicate to self-care, a concept I’ve come to call “Self-Care Sunday.”

  • Gathering Strength for the Week Ahead: Just as a car needs fuel to run, our bodies and minds need rest and rejuvenation to function effectively in daily life. The relaxation on Sundays is essential to restore energy levels and prepare us for the week ahead. An intentional self-care routine can leave you feeling revitalized and ready to take on challenges with vim and vigor.
  • A Time for Self-Reflection: As we barrel through the upheavals of life, we often sideline introspection. Sundays provide an ideal occasion to pause, reflect, and introspect. Self-Care Sundays are a celebration of mindfulness. It’s about acknowledging feelings, comprehending passions, and understanding anxieties. Through this, one can attain a sense of inner equilibrium.
  • Promotes Holistic Health: Self-care- the practice of caring for our mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, goes a long way in promoting holistic health. Regular self-care decreases stress and reduces the risk of mental and physical ailments. It also improves productivity and concentration. Having a dedicated day for self-care, like Sunday, allows us to consistently pay attention to these crucial elements of our health.
  • Fostering a Positive Attitude: The tranquility and calmness that comes with Self-Care Sundays often yield a more positive outlook towards life. Such an attitude paves the way for happiness, better relationships, and improved mental wellbeing.
  • Nurturing Self-Love and Compassion: Dedicating an entire day to mindfulness, relaxation, and attending to our needs enables a sense of self-love and respect. It sends a powerful message to ourselves that ‘I am valuable, and I deserve care.’ It also fosters self-compassion, encouraging us to be kind to ourselves amid failures and setbacks.

110 Self-Care Sunday Quotes

"Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what's left of you." - Katie Reed.
  1. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed.
  2. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” – Unknown.
  3. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, and breathe. Put your problems on pause.” – Akiroq Brost.
  4. “Sunday. A day to refuel your soul and be grateful for your blessings.” – Unknown
  5. “A Sunday well spent brings a week of content.” – Proverb
  6. “Give yourself the same care & attention that you give to others and watch yourself bloom.” – Unknown
  7. “Talk to yourself like you would someone you love.” – Brené Brown.
  8. “Self-care is not a waste of time. Self-care makes your use of time more sustainable.” – Jackie Viramontez.
  9. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” – Deborah Day.
  10. “There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself.” – Brian Andreas.
  11. “Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” – Ralph Marston.
  12. “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin.
  13. “The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” – C. Joybell C.
  14. “Self-care isn’t always manicures, bubble baths, and eating healthy food. Sometimes it’s forcing yourself to get out of bed, take a shower and participate in life again.” – Meredith Marple.
  15. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” – Lalah Delia.
  16. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott.
  17. “You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay
  18. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William S. Burroughs.
  19. “If you feel burnout setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.” – Dalai Lama.
  20. “The challenge is not to be perfect—it is to be whole.” – Jane Fonda
  21. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James
  22. “Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life.” – Steve Maraboli.
  23. “Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift yourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.” – Laurie Buchanan.
  24. “You, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
  25. “The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.” – Diane Von Furstenberg.
  26. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” – Audre Lorde.
  27. “Taking care of yourself doesn’t mean me first, it means me too.” – L.R. Knost.
  28. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brown.
  29. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Maya Angelou.
  30. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean ‘me first.’ It means ‘me, too.” – L.R. Knost.
  31. “Loving yourself is the greatest revolution.” – Unknown
  32. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” – Etty Hillesum.
  33. “Prepare for Monday, but don’t forget to enjoy today!” – Unknown
  34. “Sundays are for self-care and self-love.” – Unknown
  35. “Take time to do what makes your soul happy.” – Unknown
  36. “Sunday. A day to refuel your soul and be grateful for your blessings.” – Unknown.
  37. “It’s not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make your happiness a priority. It is necessary.” – Mandy Hale.
  38. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” – John Lubbock.
  39. “Treat yourself is not just a Parks and Rec quote. It’s a lifestyle.” – Unknown.
  40. “Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul and to be grateful for each and every one of your blessings.” – Unknown.
  41. “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence; it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde.
  42. “You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.” – Unknown.
  43. “The greatest wealth is health.” – Virgil
  44. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” – Oscar Wilde
  45. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day, and the rest will fall into place.” – Unknown
  46. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris
  47. “The only journey is the journey within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
  48. “Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” – Christopher Germer
  49. “Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.” – Bryant McGill
  50. “Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt
  51. “The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.” – Sakyong Mipham
  52. “You don’t need a new day to start over; you only need a new mindset.” – Hazel Miro Ozbek
  53. “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” – Audrey Hepburn
  54. Life is about balance, and we all have to make an effort to assess our levels of giving, receiving, and doing.” – Shirley Corder
  55. “If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” – Unknown
  56. “Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day will invigorate the overworked body and prepare it for more toil.” – Sir John Lubbock
  57. “Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, color, sounds, and work that nourishes you.” – Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
  58. “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” – Deborah Day
  59. “You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.” – Jim Rohn
  60. “The ultimate act of self-care is spending time with people who uplift and replenish your energy.” – Unknown
  61. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey
  62. “Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” – Ovid
  63. “Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” – Ralph Marston
  64. “It’s not selfish to give to yourself as much as you give of yourself.” – Suze Orman
  65. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” – Cecilia Tran
  66. “It’s no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, ‘Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.’ By then, pigs will be your style.” – Quentin Crisp
  67. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.” – Unknown
  68. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” – Katie Reed
  69. “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lena Horne
  70. “Care for your psyche…know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves.” – Socrates
  71. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes…including you.” – Anne Lamott
  72. “I found in my research that the biggest reason people aren’t more self-compassionate is that they are afraid they’ll become self-indulgent.” – Dr. Kristin Neff
  73. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault
  74. “Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.” – Nikki Rowe.
  75. “Life is like a tree and its root is consciousness. Therefore, once we tend the root, the tree as a whole will be healthy.” – Deepak Chopra.
  76. “True self-care is not salt baths and chocolate cake; it is making the choice to build a life you don’t need to regularly escape from.” – Brianna Wiest.
  77. “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” – Doug Larson
  78. “Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.” – Matt Haig.
  79. “Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.” – John Lennon
  80. “To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” – William Londen
  81. “My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they’re rich and important.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett
  82. “Self-care is political in that it prioritizes mental health and challenges injustices like health disparities for blacks and people of color.” – Taraji P. Henson
  83. “Solitude is creativity’s best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls.” – Naomi Judd
  84. “Self-care is more than just going to the spa, taking a nap, or practicing yoga. It’s about taking care of my own emotional and psychological needs, recognizing the warning signs of mental health problems, and taking action to maintain positive mental health.” – Iskra Lawrence
  85. “It’s so important to take care of yourself mentally and physically. If you don’t make it a priority, you’ll be forced to make time for illness!” – Miranda Kerr
  86. “Self-care is important, and it’s something I love, but what’s even more important to me is mental care. You have to balance what’s going on in your mind.” – Demi Lovato
  87. “Personal health has become too much work for many of us. The cure for this burnout is not more of the same, but a return to the essence of caring for ourselves.” – Andrew Weil, M.D.
  88. “Caring for our bodies, minds, and spirits is a divine responsibility and should not be neglected.” – Joyce Meyer
  89. “The body heals with play, the mind heals with laughter and the spirit heals with joy.” – Proverb
  90. “Rest when you are tired. Take a drink when you are thirsty. Read a book when you are bored. Add humor to your life. With good, healthy habits, your body will take care of you for many years to come.” – Gary Vaynerchuk.
  91. “To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.” – Stephen Levine.
  92. “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Thich Nhat Hanh.
  93. “Nourish your body, feed your soul.” – Tammy L. Troute
  94. “In today’s rush, we all think too much — seek too much — want too much — and forget about the joy of just being.” – Eckhart Tolle.
  95. “Put yourself at the top of your to-do list every single day and the rest will fall into place.” – Unknown.
  96. “Set peace of mind as your highest goal and organize your life around it.” – Brian Tracy.
  97. “The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.” – Napoleon Bonaparte.
  98. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” – Jean Shinoda Bolen.
  99. “For me, writing is a way of thinking. I write in a journal a lot. I’m a very impatient person, so writing and meditation allow me to slow down and watch my mind; they are containers that keep me in place, hold me still.” – Ruth Ozeki.
  100. “Being hungry to learn and evolve is a sign you are on the right path toward personal transformation and self-improvement.” -Michelle Obama
  101. “Self-care has become a new priority – the revelation that it’s perfectly permissible to listen to your body and do what it needs.” – Frances Ryan.
  102. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown
  103. “The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.” – Bryant McGill
  104. “Self-care isn’t always chocolate cake and trips to the spa. Sometimes, it’s meal planning, going to bed early or letting go of a bad friend. It’s taking care of yourself in a way that feels good.” – Kristen Butler
  105. “Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.” – William S. Burroughs
  106. “Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie the Pooh
  107. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” – Eleanor Brown
  108. “You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise L. Hay
  109. “There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s yourself.” – Aldous Huxley
  110. “Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” – Mariska Hargitay
"Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step." - Mariska Hargitay

Final Thoughts

The past weeks have taught us the importance of self-care in daily life, but it seems that keeping it a regular habit on Sundays is even more crucial. Through 110 thought-provoking “Self-Care Sunday” quotes, we have explored the value of dedicating time and energy to our wellbeing. It’s clear that taking care of our body, mind, and soul is not a luxury but rather a necessity for living a fulfilled life.

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