147 Self-Care Sunday Captions and Quotes for Renewal and Rejuventation

Welcome to the sanctuary of Sundays, a day dedicated to the art of self-care and rejuvenation! Sundays offer us a precious opportunity to pause, reflect, and nurture our well-being.

This collection of self-care Sunday captions and quotes serves as a guiding light, reminding us to cherish this day as a sanctuary for self-renewal. Each caption and quote carries the essence of self-care, inviting you to indulge in practices that nourish your mind, body, and soul.

Let these affirmations inspire you to embrace self-care Sundays as a cherished ritual, allowing you to emerge refreshed, recharged, and ready to embrace the week ahead with vitality and serenity.

In the art of self-care, mindfulness serves as a guiding light. These quotes illuminate the path to inner harmony, reminding us to pause, reflect, and embrace the present moment with grace.

1. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey

2. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott

3. “The ego wants to go fast. The soul needs to go slow.” — Maxime Lagacé

4. “Take time off… The world will not fall apart without you.” — Malebo Sephodi

5. “Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.” — Etty Hillesum

6. “Self-care means giving yourself permission to pause.” — Cecilia Tran

7. “Sometimes taking a moment to do ‘nothing’ is the best ‘something’ that we can do.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough

8. “To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.” — Thich Nhat Han

9. “Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace.” — Nikki Rowe

10. “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” — Bell Hooks

11. “We do not remember days, we remember moments.” — Cesare Pavese

12. “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Dalai Lama

13. “Closing your eyes and listening to silence is self-care.” — Maxime Lagacé

14. “Self-care is so much more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. It has to start within your heart to know what you need to navigate your life.” — Carrie-Anne Moss

Self-love and self-care are the cornerstone of well-being. Through these quotes, we celebrate the beauty of self-worth, encouraging the nurturing embrace of love and acceptance for oneself.

15. “An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly.”

16. “People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous, and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness, and inclusiveness.” — Sanaya Roman

17. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” —Buddha

18. “Love yourself first, and everything else falls in line.” — Lucille Ball

19. “I have come to believe that caring for myself is not self-indulgent. Caring for myself is an act of survival.” — Audre Lorde

20. “Be you, love you. All ways, always.” — Alexandra Elle

21. “Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.” — Deborah Day

22. “A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.” — Ken Keyes

23. “Be a master at loving yourself and people will follow.” — Kim Guerra

24. “When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” — Paulo Coelho

25. “By doing the work to love ourselves more, I believe we will love each other better.” — Laverne Cox

26. “We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” — Mary Dunbar

27. “May you choose yourself, always!” — Malebo Sephodi

28. “Friendship with oneself is all-important because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

29. “I like me. I like my story and all the bumps and bruises. That’s what makes me uniquely me.” — Michelle Obama

30. “Beauty comes from a life well lived.” — Jennifer Garner

31. “If you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don’t love yourself and if you are unhappy with yourself, you can’t give anything else but that.” — Gisele Bündchen

32. “Our first and last love is self love.” — Christian Nestell Bovee

33. “Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

34. “To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.” — Alan Cohen

35. “The more I like me, the less I want to pretend to be other people.” — Jamie Lee Curtis

36. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” — Jack Kornfield

37. “When I loved myself enough I gave up perfectionism that killer of joy.” — Kim McMillen

38. “Tell yourself how wonderful you are, how great you are. Tell yourself how much you love yourself.” — Don Miguel Ruiz

39. “And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?” — Rumi

40. “When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.” — Solange Knowles

41. “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel

42. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde

43. “When you are compassionate with yourself, you trust in your soul, which you let guide your life. Your soul knows the geography of your destiny better than you do.” — John O’Donohue

44. “Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ― Dr. Seuss

45. “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Shout loud, ‘I am lucky to be what I am!…'” — Dr. Seuss

46. “As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.” — Charlie Chaplin

47. “If you’re not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it’s hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that’s really not an ingredient for a happy life.” — Anne Hathaway

48. “Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” — Louise L. Hay

49. “Self-care is the non-negotiable. That’s the thing that you have to do. And beauty is the thing that can be the benefit of the self-care. Beauty is not the point. Beauty is just a cute side-effect from self-care.” — Jonathan Van Ness

50. “Choose, everyday, to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” — Alison Malee

51. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde

52. “To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” — Robert Morely

53. “The feeling of being valuable is a cornerstone of self-discipline because when you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself – including things like using your time well. In this way, self-discipline is self-caring.” — M. Scott Peck

54. “Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin, as self-neglecting.” — William Shakespeare

55. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” — Charles Bukowski

56. “My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am.” — Anaïs Nin

57. “Self love is an ocean and your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill over into the lives of the people you hold dear. But you must come first.” — Beau Taplin

58. “As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Maya Angelou

59. “Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously.” — Kris Carr

60. “There is you and you. This is a relationship. This is the most important relationship.” ― Nayyirah Waheed

61. “Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed

62. “Taking care of myself doesn’t mean “me first.” It means “me, too.” — L.R. Knost

63. “Self-care is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” — Audre Lorde

64. “You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” — Lucille Ball

65. “Self care is not a waste of time. Self care makes your use of time more sustainable.” — Jackie Viramontez

66. “The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” — E.E Cummings

67. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” — Rupi Kaur

68. “Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.” — M. Scott Peck

69. “All love begins with the love within.” — Vironika Tugaleva

70. “You have to believe that your ideas, and your hope, and your being, deserve to take up space.” — Bianca Sparacino

71. “If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it—through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself.” — Victoria Moran

72. “Don’t take your health for granted. Don’t take your body for granted. Do something today that communicates to your body that you desire to care for it.” — Jada Pinkett Smith

73. “Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.” — Victoria Moran

74. “It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self love deficit.” — Eartha Kitt

75. “You don’t have to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.” — Penny Reid

76. “Keep watering yourself. You’re growing.” — E.Russell

77. “In your own life it’s important to know how spectacular you are.” — Steve Maraboli

78. “When nobody celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.” — Joel Osteen

79. “And I said to my body, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath. And replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.” — Nayyirah Waheed

Relaxation is a profound act of self-care Sunday. Delve into these quotes that echo the importance of finding serenity, rejuvenation, and peace within.

80. “I always give myself Sundays as a spiritual base of renewal—a day when I do absolutely nothing. I sit in my jammies or take a walk, and I allow myself time to BE—capital B-E—with myself.” — Oprah Winfrey

81. “Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.” — Albert Schweitzer

82. “Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s essential. Take this Sunday to recharge and nourish your mind, body, and spirit.”

83. “Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself – what you’re wearing, who you’re around, what you’re doing. Recreate and repeat.” — Warsan Shire

84. “If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.” — Dalai Lama

85. “Our soul is like a soft and gentle flower, it needs to be nurtured, cared for, tended to, with sufficient sunlight, fresh air and freedom to bloom into its most precious and beautiful form. This, my friend, is self-love.” — Miya Yamanouchi

86. “The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” — Sydney J. Harris

87. “Carve out and claim the time to care for yourself and kindle your own fire.” — Amy Ippoliti

88. “Sunday was always the best of days for being the self you had intended to be, but were not, for one reason or another.” — Jesse Ball

89. “Caring for your body, mind, and spirit is your greatest and grandest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” — Kristi Ling

90. “Do something nice for yourself today. Find some quiet, sit in stillness, breathe. Put your problems on pause. You deserve a break.” — Akiroq Brost

91. “Reinvent yourself over and over and over and over and over until you find home. There is no timeline for the soul.” — Malebo Sephodi

92. “Let today be the start of a self-care ritual. Make Sunday a sanctuary for your well-being and inner peace.”

93. “Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.” — Joseph Addison

94. “The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.” — Bryant McGillns

95. “Sunday is the day to give yourself all the love and care you didn’t on the weekdays.”

96. “Sunday: a day to relax, refuel, and rejuvenate. Prioritize yourself and indulge in self-care practices that replenish your energy.”

97. “Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” — Eleanor Brown

98. “Wake up this Sunday and talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown

99. “The mind has two abilities – one is to focus, the other is to expand and relax.” — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

100. “Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul and to be grateful for each and every one of your blessings.“

101. “When you can’t find your purpose in a day, make it to look after yourself.” ― Dodie Clark

102. “As important as it is to have a plan for doing work, it is perhaps more important to have a plan for rest, relaxation, self-care, and sleep.” ― Akiroq Brost

103. “Use this Sunday to set the tone for a week filled with self-love, positivity, and balanced energy. You deserve it.”

Wellness encompasses harmony across mind, body, and soul. Explore these quotes that inspire a balanced approach to self-care, fostering holistic well-being.

104. “You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.” — Jada Pinkett Smith

105. “Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.” — André Gide

106. “Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself.” — Francis de Sales

107. “Just do what works for you, because there will always be somebody who thinks differently.” — Michelle Obama

108. “Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” ― Deborah Day

109. “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” — Carl Gustav Jung

110. “The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” — Steve Maraboli

111. “Self-care means considering yourself a worthwhile person and presenting yourself as valuable, capable, and deserving. In other words, self-care seeks to redress an imbalance that develops when you don’t take proper care of yourself, whether by inattention or by choice.” ― Arin Murphy-Hiscock

112. “There is enough time for self-care. There is not enough time to make up for the life you’ll miss by not filling yourself up.” — Jennifer Williamson

113. “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.” — Jean Shinoda Bolen

114. “It’s okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.” — Faith Hill

115. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” — Stephen Covey

116. “Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can.” ― Louisa May Alcott

In times of adversity, resilience and empowerment are our anchors. Explore these quotes that inspire strength, fortitude, and unwavering resilience in self-care.

117. “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

118. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” — Beyoncé

119. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

120. “I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” ― Sylvia Plath

121. “Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.” ― Nathaniel Branden

122. “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.” — Rumi

123. “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.” — George R.R. Martin

124. “With every act of self-care your authentic self gets stronger, and the critical, fearful mind gets weaker. Every act of self-care is a powerful declaration: I am on my side, I am on my side, each day I am more and more on my own side.” — Susan Weiss Berry

125. “It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” — Sally Field

126. “Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.” — Queen Latifah

127. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

128. “Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.” ― Anna Taylor

129. “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” — Abraham Lincoln

130. “Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made.” — Orison Swett Marden

131. “Self-care is how you take your power back.” — Lalah Delia

132. “Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they’re destined to be.” ― Jennifer Elisabeth

133. “I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” — Tony Robbins

134. “When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.” — Shannon L. Alder

135. “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.” — Deepak Chopra

137. “You are here, alive and awake and for whatever reasons you have fought your battles, it’s time to start focusing on what strengths pulled you up when the entire world had knocked you down. That’s where the virtue in self grows.” ― Nikki Rowe

138. “Loving ourselves points us to capacities of resilience, compassion, and understanding within that are simply part of being alive.” ― Kristin Neff

139. “This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.” — Voltaire

140. “To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” — Thich Nhat Han

141. “Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” — August Wilson

142. “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” — Frederick Douglass

143. “Every time you make a commitment to your own self-care, self-love and self-respect and then follow through, you build trust in yourself.” ― Miranda J. Barrett

144. “Dance with the flowers of enlightenment—then watch as your mind and body blossom as you begin to harvest the fruits of self-progression and self-realization.” — Natasha Potter

145. “You keep tabs on the victories of others but failed to notice that you just crossed yet another milestone. How do you hold up the light for others but turn it out when it gets to you.” — Chinonye J. Chidolue

146. “If you want to live an authentic, meaningful life, you need to master the art of disappointing and upsetting others, hurting feelings, and living with the reality that some people just won’t like you. It may not be easy, but it’s essential if you want your life to reflect your deepest desires, values, and needs.” — Cheryl Richardson 

147. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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