The document outlines six rules for constructive living created by Taschia Ann during her battle with cancer. The six rules are: 1) Make a daily to-do list, 2) Do something for others each day, 3) Take care of your health each day, 4) Engage in creative activities each day, 5) Set aside quiet time for reflection, and 6) Remain independent and do what you can for yourself. The rules emphasize maintaining routines, focus beyond oneself, and an active mindset even during difficult times. They were originally published in 1987 and continue to provide timeless guidance.

1. 
Resiliency for Life
Presents…

2. 
The Six Rules

3. 
For Constructive
Living
by Taschia Ann

4. The Six Rules
1. Never go to bed without a
list of tasks or activities for
the next day.

5. The Six Rules
2. Each day must include
doing something for someone
else.

6. The Six Rules
3. Each day must include
taking care of our bodies.

7. The Six Rules
4. Each day must include
working on a creative
project.

8. The Six Rules
5. Each day must include a
quiet time for thinking
realistically about our
situation.

9. The Six Rules
6. Do not let others do for you
what you can do for
yourselves.

10. Rule One
 1. Never go to bed without a list of
tasks or activities for the next day.
 We need to make a carefully drawn-
up list of what we are going to do
the next day.

11. Rule Two
 Each day must include doing
something for someone else.
 Our daily list should include a
least one goal that is not self-
direction.

12. Rule Three
 Each day must include taking care of our bodies.
 When we are feeling weak it is easier to say,
"Oh, I will brush my teeth later" or “ I will
wait and eat tonight. I don't want to bother
fixing and food." How easy it is to just lie
there in bed and not make the effort. That
won't do.

13. Rule Four
 Each day must include working on a creative project.
 We need to keep our minds alive, and one
way to create an environment in which this
can occur is to participate in an activity that
allows us to demonstrate our unique
individuality. This can range from playing a
card or board game to an art form like
music, painting, or writing.

14. Rule Five
 Each day must include a quiet time for thinking (and
planning) realistically about our situation
 Never can we afford to play "ostrich" and hide form the truth of
our health issues. By addressing small areas of concern so we
better understand each set of circumstances, we can make plans to
cope

15. Rule Six
 Do not let others do for you what
you can do for yourselves.
 If all we can do is eat or get dressed without help we need to make
the effort. It is too easy to slip into helplessness and hopelessness.

16. About Taschia Ann
Taschia wrote these powerful and effective Six Rules for
Constructive Living during her last months while
fighting cancer. Despite having written them many
years ago they have a timeless wisdom about them.
They will still be valid in decades from now.
Originally published in 1987.

17. About Michael Ballard our host
Over 20 years ago Michael had a seven year multi treatment
battle with cancer. During the course of treatment one of
his medical procedures failed. But he got to ride on the
Express Gurney to OR where he had a late night
emergency surgery. Michael thinks he might be the only
person to convince the medical staff to sing Happy Birthday
to a patient seconds before surgery, as it really was his
Birthday! He is now completely recovered.

18. Six Rules by Taschia Ann
Originally Published in TAD
The Anglican Digest (TAD) 1987
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