Hey everyone, it's Dora here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand new

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mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've ever

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Greetings. My name is Kaisanga and I welcome you this Friday morning to Radio Headspace.

So many people I know friends and family have been getting the COVID vaccine and I've

just got mine. I see this as first steps, first crucial steps to returning to quote unquote

normalcy. And I'm not the only one thinking this the other day my daughter started on a

super extended rent about where our next family vacation will be. She was excited to do

this being that she's been cooped up in the house for the past year or so as many of

us have been. She started naming all of these exotic locations, some very realistic,

others not so much. But what moved me was her excitement and pure joy of thinking about

the future and what was to come. And it was addictive and contagious. Before I knew

it, I was pulled into talking about possible travel destinations. In fact, for many hours

after talking and fantasizing with my daughter about future travel, I was still totally

in fantasy mode, daydreaming about exotic locations to vacation and hold retreats. And

then my present moment awareness gently kicked in. I realized that I was getting lost

in fantasizing and not bringing my full awareness to what was presently happening. And I also

got to thinking about the concept of gratitude, bringing an attitude of gratitude to what I

have right now in this very moment. It's so easy at any given moment, but perhaps more

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