Hi Reader,

How often have you laid in bed at night wondering where your day went? Maybe you’ve asked yourself, “Did I do anything meaningful today?” or “Am I just living the same day over and over again?”

You might ask yourself these questions and think it’s time to change your circumstances: time to move, time to quit your job, time to book a one-way ticket to Europe.

But what if these thoughts are caused by our habitual minds rather than the situations we find ourselves in?

Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön says we are in our own cocoons of habitualness—a cocoon of worry and being caught up in our own thoughts.

Perhaps the problem is not that we are living the same day over and over again, as mundane as that can seem.

The problem is how habitual our minds are. We’re thinking and overthinking the same things over and over.

But if we can interrupt the habitual mind, we can slowly but surely break our own patterns and begin to find meaning in each day.

In my latest blog post, I explore how the habitual mind keeps us stuck in autopilot mode and how we can break free. Whether it’s taking a deep breath or romanticizing your life, small shifts can bring us back to the now and help us find meaning in our days.

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for the moment.

🌍 Wisdom for Waking Up to Your World: Pema Chödrön shares why the simple practice of taking a break from our usual thoughts is the most important thing we can do with our lives.

〰️ Punctuate Your Day With Ritual, From Aperitifs to Exclamation Marks: How using mini-rituals can help you punctuate your day and avoid burnout.

💭 How Improving The QUALITY Of Our Thoughts Can Fix QUANTITY Errors: Perhaps instead of trying to think less, we need to focus on improving the quality of our thoughts.

a moment of bliss.

A moment of bliss is something in your day that you’re savoring or grateful for, no matter how small it might seem.

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