In a stroke of brilliance and generosity; both dogs and this poor cardinal fighting for its territory took the opportunity to teach me something about the moment and how valuable it is.
The lesson is that all four of us were failing at mindfulness!
So, as we do that new process (taking all the trash out at once, folding new boxes for the next shift, telling customers the cash register doesn’t work for whatever reason); we get better at the process with our diligent practice.
Unfortunately, depression often uses the exact same process to drag us down.
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