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I really think the reason why people think that I have so many
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synchronicities and how things line up
perfectly for me is because I look for it.
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So I'm driving home and I got a later
start which actually I was okay with.
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It perfectly worked out because now I'm
getting to witness a gorgeous sunrise
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in the back roads of North Carolina.
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But that said, when I was turning
down this two lane road that I'm
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on for quite a while, this big
dump truck turned right before me.
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And my instinct was, ah, crap.
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Now I'm going to get stuck by this slow
vehicle, but then I stopped and thought,
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no, there has to be a reason for this.
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Okay.
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And then I let it go.
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As we're driving, I'm
behind this slow vehicle.
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There's no one behind me.
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It's pretty dead going this direction.
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Then I realized I'm coming
up on my favorite field and
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my favorite dilapidated barn.
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So I rolled out my window, flip my iPhone
into cinematic mode and I rest it on
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this perfectly placed pillow on top of
a pile of books that I'm bringing back.
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And I don't look, I just hit record.
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And now I captured a beautiful sunrise
video of my favorite field with my
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favorite barn and I wouldn't have had
that if I wasn't behind a slow vehicle.
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I slowed down because
there was no one behind me.
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I wouldn't have had time to think,
Oh my goodness, it's coming up.
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I wouldn't have probably paid attention.
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So look how it's perfectly
working out for me.
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That is a mindset choice.
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Now, could be a normal.
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I'm so annoyed that you're
behind this little vehicle.
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But I choose to see it that way.
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Isn't that a miracle?
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Isn't that perfect orchestration?
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Isn't that divine timing?
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I sure as hell think it is.
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And the more I've trained my brain to be a
cooperative component in looking for this
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stuff, the easier it is for me to find it.
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It really is the way you approach
situations with your mindset.
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It's the way you choose to look at things.
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Dr.
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Wayne Dyer always said, change
the way you look at things and
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the things you look at change.
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Boy, oh boy, is that right.
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It sounds great.
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It's a wonderful quote.
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But to actually live it, to actually
put it into practice in your
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daily life, that's the good stuff.
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That's what he would say.
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Not this quote on a daily
calendar of inspirational quotes.
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The idea is to live it.
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My question for you is,
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is there a way for you to purposely
start to build this habit?
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Create a reminder, maybe putting an alert
on your phone, something on your calendar.
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Maybe, a solid three times a day when
this alert comes on, to stop and make
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the choice to, Oh, that's my reminder.
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I'm going to be aware and see what I find.
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Then the next part I
think is really important.
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Is to jot down notes.
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To jot down these little moments.
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Like right now, with the
field, with the truck.
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Because you'll forget them.
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And eventually that's fine because
it's about being in the present moment.
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But at first, your brain needs that data.
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It needs that evidence.
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It needs
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so give it to your brain.
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Ways to do that could be
just your simple notes app.
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I like to use Google
keep that's a free app.
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You can use voice memos.
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I also do that.
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That's how I'm recording this.
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You could do a physical journal.
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I ended up doing my phone cause
what's always with me, my phone.
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Sometimes I do write things
down cause there is something
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special about handwriting.
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Let's not be tech don't overthink this.
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Don't overcomplicate this.
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This is not more homework.
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This is creating a new pattern
in your brain for it to
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become a part of your being.
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I don't sit and plan now.
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Now, literally, this is just a part of me.
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me.
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This is how I live my life.
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I appreciate things.
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I've been practicing gratitude in
this gratitude app for, I'd have
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to look at the number of days,
like over, I know:
3000
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I don't remember.
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It was before the pandemic.
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So let's say at least five years on
this app, app I use called gratitude.
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And I really feel like
that's a part of it as well.
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It's looking for things to be grateful
for, but this is beyond gratitude.
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This is being in awe.
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Things to be in awe of.
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This is awesome.
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When we say awesome, it's full of awe.
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Gratitude is a place that you can
start, but I think this is more
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powerful because this is moments that
hit you emotionally and that starts
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to store new neural pathways in your
brain at a faster rate than gratitude.
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I talk about this with
people all the time.
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Gratitude has a sense of lack in it.
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Oh, I'm so grateful that I
have a paycheck every week.
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The underlying thought is,
because a lot of people don't.
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I'm so thankful that I witnessed this
sunrise cause a lot of people don't.
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Right?
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There's always a, I'm so glad of
this because others don't get it.
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It's a good place to start.
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I said I practice gratitude, but the best
way to do it is the little awesomes.
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The little awe filled moments.
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So try it out, and I'd
love to hear from you.
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How is that for you?
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How's that experience going?
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Just observe what comes up and you can
throw that on your journal as well.
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Be curious.
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No goals.
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No awards.
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No trophies.
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No gold stars.
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This is Just playing around, seeing
what happens and you'll be surprised.
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You will be very surprised.
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Happy awesome searching.
