Time & Perspective Quote by Darren L. Johnson

Self-care gets rebranded here as something less like indulgence and more like stewardship: not “treat yourself,” but “feed yourself” with what your own spirit can produce. Darren L. Johnson’s line lands because it flips the usual wellness script. Instead of importing meaning from productivity hacks, consumption, or other people’s validation, it argues for an internal supply chain. The verb “feed” is bodily and unglamorous; it implies routine, hunger, and consequence. Skip it long enough, and you don’t just feel tired - you wither.

The intent feels corrective, aimed at readers who can keep everyone else running while quietly running on empty. “Make sure you take the time” reads like a gentle reprimand: you won’t stumble into this by accident. Time has to be claimed, even defended, because the default setting of modern life is extraction. Work, attention economies, and social obligations all take; Johnson is asking what replenishes, specifically from within.

The subtext is also a warning about outsourcing the inner life. If you only “feed” on external inputs - scrolling, status, constant noise - you become dependent on a stream that can dry up or turn toxic. “What your spirit has to offer” suggests creative and moral inventory: reflection, prayer or meditation, art-making, solitude, service, honesty. Not as self-improvement theater, but as nourishment that restores agency.

Contextually, it sits comfortably in contemporary motivational writing, but its sharper edge is autonomy: your spirit isn’t decoration. It’s a pantry. Use it.