Andrea's Truisms

"Care for yourself first. Oxygen for you first, then help others."

True for me. Might not be true for you.

"If you don't prioritize yourself at least sometimes, you'll be no good for anyone else."

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"The first step in taking care of you is knowing who you are."

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"Confront things while they're small enough to conquer them."

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"Remember, you're important. I'm the queen of self-care and I'm telling you: care for you first."

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"Forgiving yourself is a huge way to care for you."

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"Opportunities come when you're willing and open for change."

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"Prayer is a conversation — and a conversation means not only talking, but listening too."

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"Give your problems to someone who can actually solve them for you."

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"Let go of all the burdens, and allow Him to shoulder the weight you've been holding for so long."

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"Self-care matters — and it should be your priority."

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"Take at least five minutes in anything I tell you, ask you or suggest for you to do."

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"The most important part of everything is clearing your mind and focusing on your breathing."

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"Set your atmosphere, and know where you want your focus to be."

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"Meditation is a good way to stop the world around you and take some necessary moments for you."

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"Start where you are."

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"You do what you can do until you can do better."

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"It's not just about losing weight — it's about being healthy."

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"Don't let your body shape determine whether you're healthy or not."

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"You just undid all the good work the exercise was doing for you."

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"It's not a fad to lose a quick five pounds — it's how you're going to treat yourself for the rest of your life."

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"I want to live to see my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren grow up."

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"Your body is different, so different foods will affect you differently — even in the same family."

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"Learning something keeps you young — it keeps you thriving."

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"There's nothing like thinking you know everything and refusing to learn more."

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"What you knew ten years ago has shifted and changed."

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"Learning something new is a great way to care for yourself."

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"Nobody can do it exactly the way you do it."

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"Once you treat yourself well, you'll be amazed how well others treat you too."

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"You cannot pour anything out of an empty pot."

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"Your body is a natural healer."

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"You can't give a blanket statement — your body is different."

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"Water has different tastes."

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"The more water you drink, the more water you want."

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"If you do not see about yourself, it's going to be very difficult for you to see about others."

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"Take time out for you and enjoy the moment that you're in."

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"If we don't take time out for us, we'll be busy the entire day until it's time to lay down and sleep."

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"You'll sleep when you're dead — but you don't take time to let down your hair."

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"If you just constantly go, go, go — where are you pouring back the energy into yourself?"

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"Move away from your desk. Two times at least."

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"No one can outdo being you."

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"We're not looking for anyone else to pat us on the back — we're patting ourselves on the back."

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"You can praise everybody else, but I want you to take all of that and pour it into you."

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"Once upon a time you learned how to tie your shoe — celebrate that too."

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"Do not wait for other people to tell you job well done. You tell yourself job well done."

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"You have to have time for you. You have to have time doing something fun. You have to have time to enjoy yourself — you've got to."

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"If you're burnt out, you can't help anyone else. If you have nothing in you, you have nothing to pour to someone else."

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"I want you to live your life, not just survive. Be a participant in your life, not an observer."

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"Savor the steak. Savor the moments."

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"The storm cannot last forever."

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"Sometimes our purpose is buried in our passion."

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"Sleeping and resting are two totally different things."

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"You can go to sleep and not be rested."

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"You don't even have to close your eyes to rest."

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"If you don't begin resting, you harm your body — and your body is going to revolt."

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"Turn off the TV — it goes into your subconscious and you can't rest the way you need to."

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"If you do something for someone else, keep it to yourself. The true reward comes from silence."

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"Some people who look like they have it all together will be the main ones that need your help the most."

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"If you're not willing to lose whatever you're going to loan out, then don't give it."

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"You may not have everything, but you got something."

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"There are so many things that could have been prevented or at least postponed if people had gotten their checkups."

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"Get a checkup — be preventive instead of reactive."

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"We like to self-medicate and self-diagnose ourselves, but instead of guessing, go and get checked."

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"That hundred dollars could mean saving your life."

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"You matter to me, and you matter to those you love."

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"You cannot overcome anything you're not courageous enough to confront."

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"You can't fly if they're hanging on to your tail feathers."

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"There are some hits I've taken that I've forgotten about, but the words will always remain with me."

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"“Protecting your peace” is not the same as running away. Face what you need to face — then, if there is no resolution, you are free to walk away and close the door."

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"This is not a bucket list. This is a self-care list."

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"Do it now — we're not putting stuff off for two years from now."

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"I was tired of looking for what everybody else likes — I wanted to know what I liked."

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"I sat for three hours in front of a TV that was not turned on, because I could not remember what I liked."

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"You'd be surprised how doing that cares for yourself — you feel lighter, you feel more adventurous."

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"Sometimes we do the work and we forgive, but the residue is still there."

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"I did a general 'I forgive you' — but I never looked at the specifics, so the root was never pulled up."

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"I hated expectation. I didn't want to expect anything — I just wanted it to happen."

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"Clean out every area: mentally, emotionally, physically, financially, relationally, spiritually."

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"Be honest — sometimes it's us."

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"No one wants to be on a hamster wheel."

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"Sometimes you have to know that you are the hindrance in a person's life."

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"Sometimes you may think you got a good one and they turn out to be fake gold — and sometimes you think one is fake gold and they're genuine."

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"Laughter does your heart good. It soothes your soul."

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"Find the person who puts a smile in your heart and a laugh in your belly — and be that person for someone else."

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"Give them their flowers while they are alive."

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"Enjoy those that you love and let them enjoy you."

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"However you choose to travel, please just travel."

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"I've lived for my children for so long I didn't know what it was like to live for myself."

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"It's not selfish to care for yourself. It's not selfish to want better for yourself. It's not selfish to do things for yourself. Please don't feel guilty."

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"Do something for yourself every single day, and do a big thing for yourself once a month."

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"Sometimes those no's, those waits, those holds on 'not yet,' are the best answer you can get. Don't be upset with your prayers if it doesn't feel like it's being answered. Wait."

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"There is no scientific proof to it — it's just the way I feel."

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"Sometimes we need something that settles us and helps us focus."

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"I researched for two years before I ever tried it — I was a skeptic."

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"Go find the ones that have the strength you desire, and the ones that smell the way you want them to smell."

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"Everything is not good for you — there are specifics."

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