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Old Nov 16, 2016, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild Coyote View Post
Some types of acts of kindness to oneself:

- Exercise
- Healthy eating
- Relaxing bath
- Massage
- Contact a friend you have been missing or enjoy
- Treat yourself to your favorite meal
- Manicure/Pedicure, haircut/style/color
- Candles and relaxing atmosphere
- Purchase a warm scarf, new hat, new earrings, warm socks, thermal underwear, special PJs, gloves/mittens, special piece of clothing/jewelry, other
- Treat yourself to a book, a movie or to a museum, maybe new music
- Treat yourself to a new scent of aromatherapy
- Massage your tired feet with peppermint, lavender or arnica lotion
- Attend a comedy club or a play
- Go to your favorite restaurant with a friend(s)
- Enjoy a new wine, a new sangria recipe, a new or favorite cocktail or a microbrew
- Get comfy with a bowl of hot popcorn and a movie at home
- Take up a new hobby : photography, jewelry-making, pottery/ceramics, graphic arts, writing poems, journaling, painting, set up an aquarium, others.
- Yoga and/or meditation
- Listen to you favorite music
- Enjoy a gas or a wood fire if you have a fireplace
- Spend time with a pet (if you have a pet)

Just a few possibilities.


Wild Coyote
All of these sound wonderful. I guess I never thought of these as 'acts of kindness' because they are mostly things I would do anyway.
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