If you set aside any preconceptions you might have and think about it, you realize that there is a lot that goes on with our hands on a daily basis. Here I will break it down for you so that you can start looking through your day and learn to keep your hands in mind. Once you do this a few times, it becomes natural and you won’t think twice the next time you take a few moments to take care of your hands.
1. When you wake up in the morning and brush your teeth, wash your face, take care of your hair, do you think about taking care of your hands? Do you take care of your hands right before you leave the bathroom? If so, do you do it daily?
2. What do you do for your hands throughout the day? For example, what do you do for your hands when you wash the dishes, rinse a cup, while you are cooking, when you go to the bathroom, etc? Do you stop and think about taking care of your hands right afterwards?
3. When you are out in the cold or in the heat of the day and your hands are exposed to the environments, do you do anything to take care of them during and before you expose them to the outdoors? And if so, do you do it on a daily basis?
4. Do you think about the sun hitting your hands/arms the same way you think about your face? Do you protect your hands from the sun?