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Here’s a new concept for you…Extreme Self Care.  Cheryl Richardson, a New York Times best-selling author of books like Take Time For Your Life, Life Makeovers, Stand Up For Your Life, etc., (perhaps you recognize her from her numerous Oprah visits), is challenging us to a new concept, and it’s Extreme Self Care.

The trappings many of us fall into, especially women, is the caring and nurturing of everyone around us while we tend to let ourselves fall apart from lack of care.  Cheryl’s book, The Art of Extreme Self Care is a guide that helps you transform your life one month at a time.  In essence, it pulls you out of your own body and forces you to look at yourself from 1000 feet.

A chapter that hit home with me was the Absolute No List.  See if you can relate….here are a few of Cheryl’s Absolute Nos from her list:

MY ABSOLUTE NO LIST:  I NO LONGER:

*Jump out of bed in the morning.  I give myself the time and space I need to start the day in a serene and relaxed state.

*  Keep anything in my home that I don’t love or need.

*  Tolerate or participate in gossip.

*  Go to work when I’m sick.

*  Invest time in relationships that aren’t aligned with who I am and who I want to be.

*  Keep clothes I hope to fit into “someday.”

*  Throw away anything that can be recycled.

*  Get caught up in other people’s drama.

*  Eat when I’m not hungry.

It’s statements like these that get your mind moving in the right direction.  Decide what’s on your ABSOLUTE NO list and stick to it.  Not only is it empowering, but it brings an ultra-sense of calm and relaxation to your mind.

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