Self-care is not being selfish. A person must care for and maintain the self for optimal well-being. It seems like a no-brainer. However, one person’s form of care may not work for another person. Every individual must custom-fit the care needed. Some people require less sleep, others require more. For example, some swear by a quick daily nap, others stay up all night after an afternoon siesta. Likewise, Some people swear by practicing meditation, while others spend time at the gym. Other practices are givens, such as eating a well-balanced diet. Here is a general list of what self-care includes.
- Eat a healthy diet
- Get the sleep the body requires
- Exercise or some physical activity (this can mean a daily walk, pulling weeds in the garden, or high-intensity interval training—whatever works)
- Visit the doctor annually
- Meditate or deploy some form of relaxation to reduce stress
- Avoid excessive use of tech devices
Publisher — Black Source Media
Jeff Thomas
Publisher • Opinion Columnist • New Orleans
Jeff Thomas is the publisher of Black Source Media and one of New Orleans’ most direct voices on civic affairs, economic justice, and Louisiana politics. He writes from the intersection of experience and accountability — as a licensed general contractor,a tech company founder and executive with over 30 years experience, and a businessman who has worked across the city’s civic, media, and construction ecosystems for decades.
His Sunday column covers Louisiana legislative politics, insurance discrimination, housing policy, and the forces shaping Black community life in New Orleans and across the state. Thomas writes in the tradition of Black journalists who hold power accountable without apology — building arguments from data, delivering verdicts from evidence, and speaking to Black New Orleans with the directness the moment demands.
He is also the principal of EA Inspection Services, LLC, a government inspection services company. Black Source Media is his platform for the civic conversation New Orleans has needed and too rarely had.
Selected Articles by Jeff Thomas
Black Neighborhoods Pay the Highest Insurance Rates in Louisiana. Here’s What They Don’t Want You to Know.
They Didn’t Yell the N-Word. They Went to Law School, Bided Their Time, and Rewrote the Constitution Instead.
Vappie vs. Morrell: Why Does Justice Look Different in New Orleans?
The State Has the Money. New Orleans East Just Needs Them to Use It.
The Failure of Mitch Landrieu
