"Have you ever been in this situation? When you were teetering on whether to go in one direction or not. And finally. Finally! You just make a decision so that you can move forward and you end up regretting it. In my case, my decision has locked me into a situation for a certain period of time. Legally binding. So it’s not a simple, oopsie! My bad! It’s going to require effort to resolve. And I found myself mad at Past Dionne. Why couldn’t she have thought about it a little more? Why wasn’t she more thorough? Why couldn’t she just have waited a few days until Today Dionne could take over for her and we wouldn’t be in this mess! It really got to me."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• How can you rebuild your self-trust?

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"Did you know that when I enter any room I instantly make it better? How did hearing that make you feel? Did you grasp your pearls? How dare she!? Here’s my challenge to you. If you don’t feel that way, maybe a change of mind is in order. The idea that your very presence instantly improves the atmosphere of any room you’re in is not arrogant or vain or conceited. It’s an extension of the value that you perceive that you carry within you. I don’t enter any room with a giant tiara and beauty pageant sash that reads: Best Person. This isn’t the TV Show The Good Place. But it’s an inner knowing. It’s an inner responsibility that I have taken on to create memories every single day with the people that I interact with. That includes myself."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• How can you plus up an experience today?

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"Before today I haven’t written a letter in weeks. Guess how many I wrote today? Five! And it was so easy! It prompted me to ask myself, what is this magic? I must bottle it! I had unintentionally tapped into my ideal conditions. So today I want to share how to identify your ideal conditions for any area of your life. That way you can create them whenever you need to."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• What's the C version of your favorite activity? 

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"I believe in timing. When the conditions are suddenly right and you have to go along with it RIGHT THEN or risk losing the momentum all together. You can’t force a Tedious Day. Trust me. I’ve tried. You have to embrace one instead because they arrive impromptu with an invitation. Most days you want to say no but today…oh, today, I said yes! And with everything I checked off my list, I felt like I could breathe. I felt forward movement. It was a way to give myself something to look forward to because all I had to do was check things off the list. I kept asking myself, what are the things I don’t want to carry into tomorrow?"

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• Create a "Tedious Tasks" List

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"Normally, I’m able to see a theme in my day. I’m able to draw out one thought or experience that helps me reflect and learn new ways to support myself but today is not that day. Have you ever been over self-reflection? It happens. So I decided to write a letter instead. To you. Imagine me passing you this note in class. Like we’re the best of friends and you’re getting all the randomness. Xo forever."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• What is your favorite way to drink water? What might it reveal about you? 

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"I’m in the mood for a decadent morning. I want to REALLY look forward to it. I want waking up to be more exciting than my snooze button because at the moment, my covers still win every time. I’ve never been much of a morning routine type person. The idea of immediately jumping into productive type things has never been my cup of tea. I don’t want the first energy I’m expending to be connected to any kind of tasks. I want to connect with my personhood. I want being alive to be enough. I want space to check-in and I want to ease into the day. I hate feeling rushed which is ironic because lately, I’ve been waking up and immediately jumping into my responsibilities. There hasn’t been any room for anything else. There’s been no buffer. And this is something that I really want to figure out because I haven’t been enjoying my mornings because of it."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• What sounds like the perfect guilty pleasure morning to you? 

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"How would you feel if your last hour included the following? You woke up an hour and a half earlier than normal with only 4 hours of sleep. On your way to McDonald's for breakfast you encountered a road detour that added 10 minutes to your trip. Once you ordered your food you realized you had actually left your wallet at home so you must leave empty-handed. When you got back to your apartment, you saw a lizard. Chilling. Acting like it owns the place. Oh, and your period started right before an important 3-hour video call for work. Well, that was me yesterday morning. A pretty rough start. And you know what? I had the most incredible day. Seriously. One for the memory books. And I can trace it back to one moment."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• Ask yourself: What does this mean for the rest of my day?

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"If you’ve ever felt or had someone tell you that “You’re too much” or “You’re doing the most” or “That’s crazy!” This one’s for you. Welcome to the awesome club of being 100% yourself. 100% of the time. No matter what. You are welcome here with open arms. You are NOT too much. In fact, I want you to turn it up a notch because chances are there’s a part of you that is still playing small. That is still being far too aware of what someone is going to think so you’re censoring yourself. Not intentionally but at times you still hesitate. You second-guess. You don’t feel 100% safe in your skin and in your choices. And you definitely don’t need my permission but I’m going to give it to you anyway. Show up exactly how you are."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• Show up today as your 100% authentic self! 

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"“I love cleaning!” Words no one has spoken ever. Yes, it’s important. Yes, it must be done. But it’s not the kind of activity that trumps going out for ice-cream. That’s why I decided to make it a more enjoyable experience by tagging in a friend to help. She literally just sat there while I sorted through papers and threw things away. All the things that I kept pushing off to Tomorrow Dionne’s to-do list, I was finally getting done and it was because I had harnessed the power of “another set of eyes.” Magically, things seem to happen whenever there is a witness."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• The next time something feels like "too much", reach out to a friend and see if they are willing to support you during it. Even if it's just cleaning!

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"Yesterday was my “Do Nothing” day. It didn’t start that way intentionally. I just wanted to move at a slower pace and decided to just let the day unfold however it was going to. Just like in Episode 13, I had unintentionally given myself an endpoint. An off switch. I had given myself permission to operate in a different mode without the normal constraints. Sure, there are still so many things to accomplish and do but there’s something special about having guilt-free off time. I like knowing that I don’t HAVE to do anything.  No one else is going to give me permission to take that time. It’s something that I have to give myself."

Today's Self-Care Prompts:

• When is the next time you will have "Do Nothing" time?

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