Amidst our busy days, a true sense of focus and calm can feel elusive. At any given moment, we have countless stimuli competing for our attention. With constant deadlines, meetings, emails, and unexpected challenges, it can feel like we are being pulled in a dozen different directions. I invite you to reflect:

What’s running through your head as you make the commute to work? Are you already worrying about all the things that could go wrong in today’s presentation? Maybe you’re wondering what you will do if your child’s sickness catches up with you and you have to miss work tomorrow. And what about that email you forgot to send before leaving work yesterday?

What are you often thinking about as you are working? Are you replaying the conversation you had with your client the other day? Is it the email inbox that awaits you overflowing? What about that last-minute request that just landed on your desk that will need to be next on your never-ending to-do list?

What’s floating around your mind as you make the commute home?........

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