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About a month ago, I noticed I had developed a reflexive way to greet the day that was some variation of “ugh.” I wanted to break that habit. I decided to create a “first thought” practice. I would practice starting my day with the thought, “Thank you for this new day.” It struck me that at my age, new days are not a given and getting a new one is pretty incredible when you think about it. But here’s the kicker, it’s REALLY tough to engineer your first thought upon waking up. After working on it for about 30 days, it typically goes something like this. First thought. “Where am I?” Second thought. “Why does everything hurt?” Third thought: “Ugh, it’s a gym day. But everything hurts…” Followed by string of whining thoughts and excuses about how things hurt so much I really should cancel my gym session. Twentieth thought: “Oh wait! Thank you for this new day. I’m alive. I’m still breathing. I’m going to the gym." https://lnkd.in/ghMybG6W #enjoytheride #leadershipdevelopment #gratitude
