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Now before our episode begins, here's a quick word from our sponsors.

Hey there, and welcome to wake me up.

As always, I'm your host Tyler.

If you've been here before,

then you know that on this show we talk a lot about the practice of meditation and

living in the present. Actually many of our conversations come back to how we can

find what we're looking for in the present moment.

Today I want to dive into a little secret of mindfulness that will make you more present,

it will make you happier, it will make you relate better to others.

But before we begin, let's take a moment just to pause.

Wherever you're at, whatever you're doing,

take a deep breath in,

fill all the way up.

Hold at the top, and then exhale.

Perfect. Now as you took that breath, I wonder whether any thoughts came up. My bet is that something

did. And that's perfectly normal.

Let's take did. And that's perfectly normal.

Let's take another two breaths. And this time, I just want you to count as best as you can,

how many different thoughts come up during these two breath cycles.

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