Unique way to start self-care

HAPPY EARTH DAY all!
What do you do to be kind for our earth, and have you noticed a ripple effect toward you?

Growing up in Japan, wrapping so many things at a grocery store, and wasting so much plastic was a norm for me. I remember seeing a pile of plastic bags in our kitchen after shopping and I didn’t feel great about it. I didn't enjoy grocery shopping for that reason.

When I moved to Canada and started bringing my own bags, my grocery shopping experiences changed. I loved that many fresh veggies and fruits were “naked” and I enjoyed not wasting unnecessary resources.
I knew I was doing something good to the earth and it REALLY felt good. It continued to grow as I did more kind things toward earth, and funny enough, I started feeling ok to care about myself.

“Self-care is just BS and an act of selfishness” belief started fading when I started caring for something (seemingly) unrelated to me.

So, if you have a hard time taking care of yourself, try and see if you can do something good for the earth first.

Could be bringing a reusable bag (ok, maybe after COVID-19), stopping water while brushing teeth, turning off the lights when not in use, serving only you eat, composing food, buying less packaged food, use dryer balls for less energy use and hundreds more things you can do.

And that “I FEEL GOOD!” feeling, may open up to an idea of being ok to do self-care. You might be ready to feel good unapologetically thanks to your own actions, just like I did and I do.

Let me know if this makes sense to you and you’d like to try!

xo Kanna