3796: One Reality You Must Accept Before You Can Live Your Best Life by Marc Chernoff of Marc And Angel

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3796: Marc Chernoff explores the profound power of embracing the present moment without needing to capture or share it. By challenging the modern urge to validate experiences through technology and social media, he reminds us that true peace and fulfillment come from recognizing that right now, just as it is, is enough. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.marcandangel.com/2016/10/30/one-reality-you-must-accept-before-you-can-live-your-best-life/ Quotes to ponder: "We’re so used to feeling like the present moment isn’t worthy of our full presence!" "If you worry too much about what could be, and what might have been, you will ignore and overlook the beauty of what is." "Let go of everything else, and just remind yourself how fortunate you are to be experiencing this moment right here, right now." Episode references: Getting Back to Happy: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Back-Happy-Change-Habits/dp/0525542744 The Social Dilemma: https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.7	One reality you must accept before you can live your best life.
0:36.7	By Mark Shernoff of mark and angel.com
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0:57.5	One reality you must accept before you can live your best life
0:59.9	by Mark Shernoff of mark and angel.com.
1:03.9	I woke up this morning to a sunrise of astonishing beauty,
1:07.8	so I walked out the front door to experience it.
1:10.4	And as I stood in the yard gazing up at the
1:12.6	pink, orange, and blue sky, my heart sung and ached at the same time. Instinctively, I wanted to share
1:20.5	this breathtaking moment with Angel and Mack, but they were still sleeping, and that troubled me.
1:26.3	I felt a bit down and incomplete without being able to share this special moment with them,
1:30.7	or with anyone.
1:32.2	The most beautiful sunrise I'd ever seen was slipping through my fingers.
1:36.2	I considered running into the house to grab a camera so I could at least show Angel and Mac
1:40.3	a photo of the moment that they missed, but I caught myself and took a deep breath.
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