For me, I had to heal mentally, spiritually, physically and emotionally from years of damage that I had done or allowed to be done to myself.
I learned to set boundaries and treat myself with the same respect as I would give to anyone else. I had to learn to let go of everything and everyone that was not me and respect their right to make their own decisions, however poor they may be. I had to honour my values, my, principles, and my dreams and identify just what they were.
I could not do this alone. With help from God and prayer, meetings and a program that set me on a better course in life and coming here to SR to surround myself with support, I found my way again...not "back" to where I was before I walked through hell, to forward to where I wanted to go, embracing the lessons I had learned along the way to make me wiser on the journey.
Taking care of myself is an ongoing daily action. Today I find joy and beauty in every single day...no matter what the day brings.
That, my friend, is taking care of myself, as I see it.