Ever noticed...that self-care doesn't seem like it is as short-term reinforcing as it is long-term reinforcing? In other words, the rewards of self-care are more manifest over time than they are immediate.
It's not to say there are no quick benefits. But, more often, the sustainable ones seem cumulative in some way. An example? Learning to love myself is a process. I can do it one time; but, a pattern of doing so has some real long-term yields.
The same seems true of physical health—emotional health, relational health, financial health, etc.
