30 Days of Self Care: Day Five

 30 Days of Self Care:  Day Five

Sensory Self Care

When we work on our sensory self care we are saying that our five senses: sights, sounds, tastes, smells and touch are equally important to not neglect. For people who are considered "highly sensitive people" this area needs extra special attention. The scientific term is “sensory-processing sensitivity" (SPS). Highly sensitive people are born that way; it is not something they learned. Growing up they may have been introverts or shy, but there is a growing number of extroverts that are also HSP. Some traits include: has a rich and complex inner life, deeply moved by the arts and music, gets easily overwhelmed, sensitive to pain, caffeine and hunger, easily startles, notices sensory changes, has difficulty performing tasks while observed, can easily be affected by others' moods or stories, and more.

Sensory self care activities help you focus on the current moment. When you focus on your five senses it can give you a break from worry or stress. Humans are the wisest species of them all, and they get this label of worry because of their ability to contemplate about the future. Our foresight and our ability to intelligently calculate the risks attached to certain activities are the reason why we are unique. We must be careful not to get so fixated on worrying about the future that it causes the blues, severe depression or worse. Nourish yourself! Live in the present!

Remember:  We must serve ourselves first in order to go out and better serve the world.  Pay attention to your senses and nourish yourself with what you need in the moment.  

DAY FIVE:  SENSORY SELF CARE

It's no surprise that we are all basically made in similar fashion. God didn't put your arm where your leg goes; nor my ear where my eye should be, yet each one of us is so specifically and intricately made that there are no two exactly alike. Even twins have differences! There are no fingerprints alike! We each were given some or all of the five senses of smell, taste, sight, hearing and touch. We each have components that may seem similar and comparable to the next, yet there are such dynamic differences that you are you and I am I.

Remember He chose. He chose what He was doing and more importantly, He chose YOU. He arranged you. He knew what He wanted to do in creating you and He did it. Just like that. So next time you are feeling like maybe you don't matter or maybe feel a bit lost in the shuffle of life, remember, you are chosen. And He knew what He was doing with you all along...

BIBLICAL VERSES FOR SENSORY SELF CARE:

• "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!"--Psalm 34:8
• "The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both."--Proverbs 20:12
• "But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose."--1Corinthians 12:18
• "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"--Psalm 119:103
• "But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”--Luke 11:28

ACTION STEPS

Here are a few ways we can cover our sensory self care today: 

• Color some adult coloring books.
• Do some gardening. Get your hands dirty and enjoy being one with the earth.
• Lie down on the ground for a few minutes. Look up at the sky.
• Create a playlist of your favorite songs. Can be helpful if you have ones to soothe/calm.
• Go to are art museum and spend your time contemplating.
• Buy an essential oil diffuser and try out some different scents.
• Look up at the stars. Try to find constellations.
• Light a candle in a dark room and sit in silence.
• Go into a coffee or tea shop and smell the different products.
• Listen to meditative sounds, such as monks chanting or nature sounds.

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Remember that today your senses need some nourishment.  Use your sense of sight, smell, sound, taste and touch to take good care of you.  And remember, you indeed are special, unique and most of all, chosen.

Have a blessed day, Kimala

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