Self Neglect !! Thursday Gists With IyanulOluwa Ololade
THURSDAY GIST WITH IYANULOLUWA OLOLADE
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SELF NEGLECT
Hi people! I’m so glad to reach out to you again. How do you do today? You must have noticed that my gists lately have been centred on issues that concern you and your wellbeing.
It is of utmost importance that we take a very good care of ourselves because little or nothing can be effectively done if our wellbeing lags. This brings us to another exciting gist about self neglect.
Can we really neglect ourselves despite all the talks about self love? How possible is it to love others more than oneself? You may be asking or trying to imagine these possibilities; it will interest you to know that a vast majority of people neglect themselves.
What we do often is external self care, that is, we pay much attention to our external looks, the things we wear and how we present ourselves; being presentable and at one’s best at all times but we pay less attention to our mental health, general health, checkups, development, hygiene and wellness, the condition of our immediate environment and even our sleep and feeding habit.
It is understandable that things are quite expensive now, there seems to be no leisure time and there are other pressing issues, but, wait, no matter how tense situations may present themselves, if we maintain our general wellness and fitness, and a positive mindset, every other thing can become surmountable but if the state of our mind is unhealthy, if we breathe in toxicity and care less about our general health conditions, “gone too soon or painful exit” may be the outcome of the whole self neglect and maltreatment.
Remember, prevention is cheaper than cure.
Some people cannot spend their money and time for themselves, so miserly and stingy to themselves. You might have heard of some people that slumped and died with no previous trace of illness, what could have caused it? The body communicates its needs to us in a number of ways as often as possible; we need to be more attentive. Some people don’t even know that their outer skin sheds off at some point, they have never noticed. There are other self care and development routines that we need to identify and yield to if we really want to live to break frontiers and make positive impacts.
Notwithstanding, we should balance the place of self neglect and self indulgence. Do not indulge yourself in habits or relationships that will shear your conscience, soil your name and/or ruin your general wellbeing. John Manson in his book “An enemy called average” stated that “saying yes to every good idea/opportunity makes a mediocre in everything and excellent in nothing; one guaranteed formula for failure is trying to please everyone.” On this note, I say to you, know when to apply the brakes.
