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the past that shaped us and probably you to try to understand what it taught us about the world

and our place in it. You're the first person that I've talked to about this for years and years.

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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share

strategies for thriving in the new world of work, where location and hours are more flexible

than in the past. Today's tip is about what to do when you hit the wall and feel you can't press

on. Except that this is normal. Paste yourself and visualize the accomplishment a hit.

You may have heard about the so-called wall that marathoners hit around mile 18. Your body is

exhausted, your mind is fuzzy, and your determination to finish the race is flagging.

You've run for a long time but you still have a long ways to go. You have to find a way to keep

putting one foot in front of the other. Six months into life during a pandemic a lot of people

are hitting the wall. We are exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. Everything seems

hard and so much as uncertain with no obvious end in sight. Still, we have to keep going day after

day. And so, on those days when you hit the wall, except that it's normal. What we are experiencing

right now is hard. The demands on us have increased. Simultaneously, many of our usual restorative

practices are less available, whether that's exercising at the gym, socializing with friends,

or going to church or temple. Of course, we're worn out. It's natural, inevitable. Except that.

No need to feel guilty or embarrassed. It's just where we are and no one expects perqueness

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