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🗓️ 18 October 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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0:00.0 | When you open your eyes first thing in the morning and reach to turn off the alarm, |
0:07.0 | what inspires you to throw off the covers and get out of bed? |
0:12.0 | Really, you don't need to get out of bed at all. |
0:15.0 | You could pull the blanket over your head and go back to sleep. But you're probably unlikely to do that. |
0:24.3 | There are errands to run. |
0:26.1 | There are kids to take to school, people to see, all the everyday things you do. |
0:31.4 | And no matter how small they seem, there are reasons to get out of bed in the morning. |
0:39.9 | But there's one unique reason why you might feel especially motivated. Every day you're able to enjoy every, wait for it, |
0:49.5 | accident. I'm going to say that again, every day you're able to enjoy every accident, every mishap, every mistake. |
1:00.7 | In a few moments of just general chaos, it's all perspective, to be honest. But imagine that one morning that, |
1:08.2 | let's say you run out of shampoo because you forgot to buy some the day before. |
1:13.8 | You spill coffee on your shirt because you use a different mug than usual. |
1:19.1 | And you forgot to pick up your pants from the dry cleaners. |
1:22.9 | So you're doing the presentation in a pair of jeans. |
1:35.3 | All these things sound like the beginning of a bad day, but what if, what if a little bit of chaos is actually good for you? What if embracing it can motivate you to face the day? |
1:41.3 | Stress and burnout, they are signs that you deserve a much needed break. And I think |
1:49.5 | we're all at that place right now. But nobody should have to juggle too many things all at once, |
1:56.0 | but life is unpredictable, even for the most mindful, relaxed, well-put-together person that you know. |
2:04.4 | And it might be one of the reasons why each day is so beautiful. |
2:10.8 | Hear me out. I'm Chad Lawson, and let's comment down in three, two, one. If you were living in your own personal |
2:25.5 | groundhog day where you had to live the same day over and over, it would be kind of nice |
2:32.0 | at first. |
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