Let me start by going on the record and saying- I don't prescribe to the whole 'self-care' movement. Before you dismiss me as a self righteous ass-hat, hear me out. According to a quick google search self-care is defined by " any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health." In and of itself, that doesn't sound like such a bad thing. But there are a number of things I have done throughout the years due to my entitlement to "self-care". Hitting the gym (for HOURS a day). Nightly glass bottle of wine. Rowdy girls' night. Social media scrolling. Netflix Binges. After all, taking care of me helps take care of those around me. It is a slippery slope. Tim Keller once Tweeted, " Sin isnĘžt only doing bad things; it’s more fundamentally making good things into ultimate things. Sin is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our...
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