{"id":3312,"date":"2021-03-03T11:14:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T18:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/colorado\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:35:41","slug":"self-care-refreshing-your-motivation-and-purpose-in-service-by-taking-time-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/colorado\/2021\/03\/03\/self-care-refreshing-your-motivation-and-purpose-in-service-by-taking-time-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Care: Refreshing Your Motivation and Purpose in Service By Taking Time for You"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past year has been a lot on all of us<\/span>. Playworks Colorado Coach Natalie shares some self-care ideas she compiled from recent experiences and conversations with peers to help us all be our best every day. Read the full story below.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

At Playworks Colorado, we strive to better our communities through our work each day. However, we often overlook the needs of arguably the most important person in our lives: ourselves. Before we can effectively contribute our time and energy to external causes, we must first look inwards and check-in. Giving yourself a chance to reflect, rest, and recover is not only crucial to your own health and happiness, but it will also enable you to give the best version of yourself to your service.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a recent training with fellow Playworks coaches, we began with a check-in question about our self-care practices. As Playworkers, we spend much of our days working with children to engage them in safe and healthy play. It is crucial that we show up each day as the best possible Playworker that we can be. Engaging in service on a daily basis makes it that much more vital to regularly practice self-care. If you need a self-care routine, or would simply like some inspiration to create your own, here is a list of ideas to help you take care of you!<\/span><\/p>\n