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"Whether you have a business or not, you are the CEO of your life. The Chief Executing Officer of your visions and dreams. When I put it like that does it sound like “too much” to dedicate one day a week to allow yourself to actually operate in that role? It doesn’t matter if you can only spare one hour on that particular day. It’s more about the mindset. It’s putting it on the calendar so you signal to yourself that this is important."

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"Today, we’re talking about when you’re present-oriented. This is probably the framework you think about the most when it comes to self-care. Images of yoga exercises and baths and things you can do RIGHT NOW for an immediate satisfaction of your needs and stress reduction. When you create something for yourself like a Self-Care Sunday, you are being very present-oriented. You are planning to have an entire day focused on the experiences that you are seeking. FOR THAT DAY. It’s very visceral. It’s very in the moment. Depending on how you’re feeling that day, that is what is going to dictate what your self-care looks like."

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My last text message to Safiya: "Enjoy your tea sweet friend."

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What would happen if you added "No Response Necessary" at the end of your next email?

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"It happened by accident. I was walking through Target and stumbled across the greeting card section. I was having the kind of day that I desperately wished someone would send me an encouraging note and then I had the thought, “Why not buy one for myself?” It was such a novel idea. One I had never considered before because we’ve been conditioned to think that greeting cards are for special occasions and for other people. This was just an ordinary Saturday. But there are no hard and fast rules on encouragement. It’s whatever works."

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"Yesterday was a hard day. I cried while reading an email as I sat in my car. It caught me by surprise. The level of emotion that was bubbling up inside because I didn’t even know I had been holding on to it. Story after story of people who look like me, a black woman in America, having our skin color used as a weapon against us taking its toil."

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"Did you know that your relationship with time has a lot to do with self-care? I am a big supporter of relating to the different versions of ourselves. You will hear me say, Yesterday Dionne, Today Dionne or Future Dionne, all the time because the choices we make are based on all of our versions. I want to bring this up because you might not be taking that into consideration when you think about your needs. It can actually affect a lot. So today we’re exploring what self-care can look like when you’re future-minded."


Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• Is doing this really make it or break it?
• Will this matter in 50 years?
• Write a letter to your Present Self from your Future Self

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"Have you ever been in awe of someone who can seemingly just do it all? You’re like,  “Wow!” How are they a parent? And a business owner? And marathoner? And gourmet chef? And New York Times Best Seller? Where do they even have the time? No. They aren’t gifted with a different set of 24 hours then we have. The difference is that they are never starting from scratch. And neither are we."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• List out all of your "And" moments in your life right now.

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"I’m currently on a quest to find things to look forward to. You don’t realize how much your sanity needs it until you suddenly just don’t have anything on the calendar that you’re excited about. Anxiety. Sadness. All the words that make you go SIGH have this one thing in common. In those moments you aren’t able to see what could be. It feels like you’re stuck and you’re going to be there forever. It’s not a fun place to be. And I’ve realized the antidote. Having something to look forward to."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• What is something you can look forward to today?

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