{"id":1189,"date":"2008-06-04T09:45:52","date_gmt":"2008-06-04T09:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/06\/25-ways-to-pamper-yourself.html"},"modified":"2008-06-04T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2008-06-04T09:45:52","slug":"25-ways-to-pamper-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/06\/25-ways-to-pamper-yourself.html","title":{"rendered":"25 Ways to Pamper Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

I published this list of ideas on how to be good to yourself back in February when I celebrated “Pamper Your Inner Child Day.” But I thought it was appropriate to revisit some of these ideas that come from Beliefnet’s holistic editor, Valerie Reiss, or to encourage you to make up your own:
\n1. bathe in fragrant water
\n2. drink water
\n3. stretch the upper back
\n4. call a friend
\n5. go for a walk
\n6. list three things you love about yourself
\n7. list three things you love about the world
\n8. doodle
\n9. write three pages in a journal
\n10. knit something easy
\n11. bake<\/p>\n


\n12. make soup
\n13. take 10 slow even breaths
\n14. meditate or pray for 10 minutes
\n15. make a list of 3 things you’re looking forward to
\n16. make a list of 3 reasons why you are needed here
\n17. give something to someone
\n18. call a sick\/pregnant\/overwhelmed friend and offer help
\n19. make and drink a cup of tea
\n20. water the plants
\n21. read a favorite author
\n22. look through old photos
\n23. make a collage
\n24. buy a new outfit
\n25. get a haircut
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