Over the decades of my career, I've become fluent in this way of living, cheating time,

compressing two tasks into one motion, squeezing the most out of every single moment by not really ever being present in any of them.

Life does have a tendency to hit us when we're least suspecting it.

Often it's our bodies, perfect in their frailty.

They give way and fail, reminding us that we're perhaps not quite as invincible as we think we are.

That happened to Keith Yamashita, today's storyteller.

Keith started his career as a writer for Steve Jobs,

and spent the last two decades working alongside visionary leaders and their organisations from Oprah Winfrey to Howard Shorts to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

In his work, Keith is a builder of brilliant things

but the story he shares today is about something starting to crumble and

what was revealed as a result. In this series, we blend immersive first-person stories with

mindfulness prompts to help you restore yourself at any time of the day. I'm Rohan and I'll be

your guide on this episode of Meditative Story.

From time to time, we'll pause the story ever so briefly for me to come in with guidance to enhance your experience as you listen.

The body relaxed.

The body breathing.

Your senses open.

Your mind open.

Meeting the world.

Where does my story start?

It could start right here in a car dealership

on this very first day of living back in California.

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