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Hey friend and welcome back to wake me up.

As always, I'm Tyler and I'm so glad that you're here today.

This week we're talking about a really important topic.

And it's the idea that life is a constant practice.

What if we didn't approach life as though there's some end result that we have to attain,

but rather as an art form?

Like any great artist, life isn't as an art form.

Like any great artist, life isn't defined by a single piece of work.

It's a catalogue of great works, thousands of smaller, lesser known works, and some private works that maybe are never even

seen by the public.

By looking at life in this way, we can begin to approach it, not with a goal orientation,

as though there's something to be attained, but with a skill set orientation, which means developing the skills to live a happy,

meaningful, and fulfilling life. Life is full of ups and downs, and no matter where you find yourself right now,

whether it seems to be a good moment or not,

there is always something to practice.

In good times, we practice gratitude and humility.

In low times, we practice patience, resilience, and calmness. And that's what we're going to work on in this meditation today

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