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Greetings. My name is K-Sunga and I welcome you this Monday to Radio Headspace. Something

that we all have in common, regardless of race, religion, culture, country, gender, etc.

is that at some point or more likely multiple points in our lives we will be faced with

some sort of hardship. It's only natural. What has served me very well during these moments

of hardship is leaning on my practice and on my intentions in order to find the most

appropriate solution. So I often use the analogy of sports when talking about life.

And I love to use this analogy because I like to think of life as a sport. So with any

sport no matter what it is, baseball, basketball, tennis, whatever the sport in order to get

better in order to improve at that sport, you have to do what? Practice. Well it's the

same in life. The formal meditation, the sitting and being present with your focal point,

noticing the distractions, gently letting them go. That's the practice. So when you are

playing the game of life, your ability to maintain this level of awareness is already

a part of you. It's like that muscle memory. And if this awareness has going to help you

during those moments of hardship or increased stress, your practice will sort of guide you

into making the most wise and appropriate decisions or choices for that moment.

The next thing I will mention in regards to finding solutions during those difficult moments

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