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balance, connection, gratitude, growth mindset -

Where your attention goes, your energy flows. We live in a time with unprecedented choices, wealth, wisdom, possibilities, and, unfortunately, distractions enticing us to look here, not there. If we don't pay attention, we'll end up chasing one squirrel after another, never creating the better tomorrow we desire.

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belonging, compassion, connection, every day moments, gratitude, growth mindset -

When you step back, like all the way back beyond the cheap seats, and think about the universe, how lucky are we?!? 

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A great warrior was walking through a dense forest long ago, and an arrow suddenly struck her. The sharp and intense pain cascaded throughout her body in a few minutes.

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Blue, community, growth mindset, last bad day, mindful, mindful moment, mindfulness, mindset, rehab, sangha -

On Tuesday, I celebrate 22 years since My Last Bad Day, which sparked Pause Breathe Reflect. I still clearly remember the morning before my first P.B.R. moment. Feeling overwhelmed, I broke down during a physical therapy session, and my therapist gave me time to collect myself. My accident broke more than my body; it shattered my identity. I was desperate to find my way back home, but I was forcing it, which was my way back then. The more I struggled, the more force I applied, but it wasn't working well enough. In the space that my therapist provided, I recalled...

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growth mindset, heat, mindful, mindful moment, mindfulness, mindset, relief -

We've made it #60.  I started this series to bring attention to all those moments between our moments. They're the ones we rush through as we strive toward our big "I'm sharing this on social" moments.  There's a tenderness in these smaller moments; they're the genesis of success and happiness. They're invitations to practice gratitude, feel, and notice, as Mary Oliver wrote, our "one wild and precious life."   They're the spirit line in our unique Navajo weaving. These moments make up our lives; that's why it's so essential to notice them. They evoke emotions from joy to sadness and help...

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