Ten Quotes by Women Authors for National Wellness Month
August is National Wellness Month. To celebrate, here are ten quotes from female authors about wellness. Wellness should be about treating your body and mind with the care it deserves. Life is stressful and complicated, but that doesn’t mean we need to neglect ourselves while dealing with responsibilities.
Ten Quotes by Women Authors for National Wellness Month
“Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing.” ~Julia Cameron
“Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.” ~Louise Hart
“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
“Sometimes painting is just prayerful movement. And that is enough.” ~Carrie Schmitt
“Wellness, I came to realize, will not happen by accident. It must be a daily practice, especially for those of us who are more susceptible to the oppressiveness of the world.” ~Jenna Wortham
“To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.” ~Michelle Obama
“Keep good company, read good books, love good things, and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.” ~Louisa May Alcott
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” ~Anna Taylor
“I really don’t think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don’t mind the failure but I can’t imagine that I’d forgive myself if I didn’t try.” ~Nikki Giovanni
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” ~Maya Angelou
Compiled by Mia Bustillos and Erin Prather Stafford
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