Affirmations can serve as guidelines for self-care. Affirmations can help you stay focused on your well-being whether you write or read these affirming statements. Make a list of three personal affirmations for Valentine's Day, such as "I deserve to care for myself," "I am worthy of love," and "Self-care is valuable."

You might even find that each affirmation inspires you to write a poem. Take, for instance, a time when you were devastated, and think about what this experience taught you about self-love. Create a self-care journal with a dedicated space for poems inspired by affirmations if you want to take this practice one step further. y through archival exhibits that place emerging and established poets in the material of their time that is both visual and tactile.