keep calm & live healthy

🌼Wa-ter. WA-ter. wa-TER. wAtErrr

🌼Take off your makeup every night before bed. Double-cleanse if you have to, to make sure your skin is completely clean and ready to do its thing while you’re sleeping.

🌼Moistorizing your face and body is not optional. It’s what will keep it young and fresh and dewy.

🌼Brush you hair daily once or twice and treat it with nourishing essential oils and masks.

🌼Brush you teeth 2 or 3 times daily, floss and eat gum or a mint to keep a fresh breath.

🌼Eat mindfully. Stay away from diets that promise “overnight” results. Instead, try to listen to what your body truly needs to feel nourished.

🌼Exercise at least 4 times a week. And/or do some yoga.

🌼Take vitamins if you need to.

🌼Drink herbal tea

🌼Bath with essential oils

🌼Go outside often. Try to visit nature at least once or twice a week. If you’re an ocean person, go for a swim.

🌼Open your window, and let fresh air and sunlight into your space.

🌼When you are trying to heal, cut off any sourse of negativity or toxicity. People will tell you a lot of things. But you need to realize this: You only live once. That’s real. You only got this one chance in life and you need to make the best of it. You should be on the top of your priority list.

🌼Don’t go back to exes and old friends that treated you like shit. Instead, be open for new relationships to attract better and find your tribe.

🌼Be creative. Write. Dance. Draw. Do some DIY. Whatever makes you feel happy you’re alive.

🌼Try to put your phone down as often as possible. Don’t miss out on life. Don’t scroll your time away. Look around. Be present and mindful . Magic is happening right now.

🌼If you have a dream or an idea GO FOR IT! Better an oops than a what if!

🌼Try to stay motivated and inspired by listening to music, watching youtube videos, reading books etc.

🌼Choose your role models wisely.

🌼Spent time by yourself. Take yourself out. Go for a walk. Travel alone. We all need those quiet moments to figure things out, put things into perspective and re-charge our batteries.

forgive yourself : it’s okay if you didn’t wake up early, go for a run, or finish that assignment. you’re only human

start slow : don’t set your expectations too high when you’re just starting off

keep learning : getting to where you want to be is a process. don’t expect perfection overnight

Danielle Brooks, body positive queen, has an insightful story to share about what it’s like when you compare your body to other women’s

If you’ve ever given in to embarrassment in public locker rooms or let your self-esteem get knocked down a notch by looking enviously at people who seem to be in “perfect” shape, Danielle Brooks has an important message for you.

Gifs: daniebb3

You don’t need to be good at something to enjoy it. 

Your worth isn’t based on being better than anyone else. 

(Because oh my god, it’s so hard, and everyone’s all like stop feeling so bad about yourself and it’s like how???) 

Be naked. A lot. Sleep naked. Have sex naked. Eat cereal naked. (Or naked and wrapped in a sheet. Favorite thing.) 

Follow beautiful, confident, (un-photoshopped) body-positive babes on the Internet. Unfollow anything that makes you feel insecure. Exposure is key. You’re not going to get it if you don’t seek it out, because the media sucks and wants us to feel like shit about ourselves so they can take our money. (Some hashtags to follow: #effyourbeautystandards #bootyrevolution #blackisbeautiful #transisbeautiful #wheelchairlife #fatkini #fatshion)

Lingerie. Next best thing to being naked. 

Self care, babe. Different for everyone. (Me? Showers, books, shaving my legs, nature walks, dark lipstick, good playlists, clean rooms, candles, sexy time.) 

Get ready in your underwear. Boobs = happiness. 

Self portraits. Be pro-selfie. Take a million selfies. Take sexy selfies. Take no makeup selfies. Take bad angle silly selfies. Take artsy tripod selfies. Take everything-is-on-point selfies. You’re gorgeous; document your gorgeousness. You don’t even need to post them. 

Stop with the self deprecationnnnn. Pleeeeaseeee. It’s hard to control your thoughts love, I know, but you can control what you say. NEVER insult yourself out loud. Dare I say compliment yourself out loud? (And if you can, do your best to try to body-positive-ify your thoughts too.) 

Sex (including solo sexy time), wine, and chocolate. In that order. 

Share the body love. Compliment your girlfriends. Cultivate a nonjudgemental, supportive, lift-each-other-up “we’re so cute” friend group. Everyone’s insecure. Compliment your besties. And strangers, too. Be that person that makes everyone feel good about themselves when they’re around.