The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson

Author:Cheryl Richardson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hay House
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Extreme Self-Care Challenge: Create Your Own Absolute No List

The first thing you’ll want to do is spend a week looking for those activities you no longer do, no longer want to do, or would like to give up at some point in the future. In addition, pay attention to the sources of frustration in your life—the same old arguments, the typical commitments you make that cause regret, or the situations that always leave you feeling drained or resentful. If you’re tired of volunteering your services to makeshift organizations that don’t have their acts together, for instance, this is important information to know when developing your Absolute No list. You’ll want to add something like “I no longer volunteer for any organization that doesn’t have a concrete vision, plan, and sufficient staffing” to your Absolute No list. When looking for absolute noes, pay close attention to how you feel in your body. Look for those times when you feel tension in your neck or shoulders, tightness in your arms, aching in your head, or butterflies in your stomach. For example, if you feel edgy and short-tempered every time tax season rolls around because of the work involved in preparing your returns, it may be time to stop doing them. You’ll want to add this to your list: “I no longer prepare my own taxes. I pay someone else to do it.”

Next, look back over the examples in your journal and use them to begin creating your own Absolute No list. Don’t forget to go back through the examples mentioned earlier in this chapter so that you can include the ones you checked off as well. Start a file on your computer or develop a handwritten list in your journal that captures what you’ve learned during the first week.

Finally, post your list in a place where you’ll see it every day for at least the next month, and be sure to take 5 or 10 minutes each day to read through it. As you do, imagine installing these new rules into your brain like a self-care software upgrade—a program that will help you run your life more efficiently and effectively. The goal is to develop an Absolute No list that, over time, makes you feel safe, protected, taken care of, and free to be your best self.

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