There’s a quote by the brilliant Jon Kabat-Zinn that goes like this: “The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.”

This resonates deeply with me. It’s the seemingly small, everyday moments in between all of the big moments that create this heartsong for me. They are the moments that just light me up and fill my soul. I am a collector of precious moments.

When I was little, I used to be gifted these little hand-painted porcelain figurines that just so happened to be called “Precious Moments.” They were gifted to me by my mother. After I lost her, I knew I would never get a Precious Moment again. So, I set the intention of seeking out and creating precious moments of my own.

I did this same practice with my kids when they were little. Each morning, I would send them out with their quest to find a precious moment—something that made them smile or brought them joy. This meant that each day, they would go out into the world looking for the good. And at the end of the........

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