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Self Care is a Radical Act- Why You Need to Practice Self Care to Serve the Collective
Self care has become a bit of a buzzword these days, and sure, it can be an excuse for marketers to convince you to drop $500 on shoes, or buy more stuff you don’t need, and maybe it’s fun to do that once in a blue moon, but what if we re-framed self care as a radical act that actually serves the collective?
In order to better serve others and the world, our cups must be full. In order to make positive and radical change, we need to recharge and avoid burnout. We do this through self care.
When we are burnt out, we are more likely to click “buy now” because it’s easy to click a button in the hopes that it will fill the existential dread we are feeling. When we are burnt out, we are feeling low, and more susceptible to messages that we should feel scared and insecure.
When we are burnt out, we are too tired to be fully conscious, so we say, take our money, take our rights, I’m just gonna click through this privacy agreement because I. Am. Too. Damn. Tired.
If all we do is take in news, say yes, and run around doing all the things we’re “supposed” to be doing, we’re going to burn to a crisp, and we’re much more vulnerable to bullshit when we’re in this state.
