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Hey, everyone. Emily Abadi here. You are listening to Five Minute Friday on Hurtle. I'm so happy to be home in Brooklyn. Two weeks of work travel, a little bit of personal mixed in there. And to say that I have missed my space as an understatement,

although lots of good things to be grateful for while over on the West Coast. I, like many of you,

I'm feeling really frustrated and a little all over the place lately. I know that so many of you come here for inspiration and motivation and you want the tips and tricks to live a healthier

and happier, more motivated life. And I love giving you those things. But I would be remiss if I didn't

just say that I am tired. I am tired of opening my phone and being inundated with sadness and

frustration. I am tired of feeling like everyone is so divided.

I hate what is going on in Minnesota,

and I hate seeing so much hurt.

And like many of you, I am sure I don't want to see that anymore.

With that said, I also have some hope and I have hope because I choose hope.

That is something that I've been coming back to a lot lately, that I have this opportunity, like Megan said in Monday's

episode, to make a choice of how a life-changing event changes me. It might not always feel easy.

And like Megan said, emotions live at first in the body for about a 90-second period. And then what

happens is that then our thoughts get into the mix. Then we start to storytell. And so each and every

day lately, I've been doing the best that I can to make conscious choices about the stories that I am telling myself,

about the way that I am speaking to myself, and I'm checking myself, because I need it.

I am checking myself, and I am finding it within me to have grace when so much feels beyond my control. Rather than

letting anger and frustration take over me, I am asking myself what is within my power to do right

now. And sometimes we need to do that, right? Sometimes we need to get a little bit micro so that we can just

keep moving forward. It's funny. I say that and I think about how I was hanging out with my good friend

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