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This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is that if you find yourself feeling like your world has gotten smaller,

there are practical ways to broaden your horizons.

No matter the season, it is possible to choose a bigger life.

During and after the COVID pandemic, possible to choose a bigger life.

During and after the COVID pandemic, many people lamented that their world seemed to have shrunk.

The universe of people they saw plummeted.

They spent more time at home.

They lost variety in their activities. But of course, it doesn't take a pandemic for people

to feel that way sometimes. A lot of people tell me that their world shrink during the early

years of parenting. It can be hard to go out with babies or toddlers, so people find themselves

staying home.

I hear from remote workers who love the flexibility and independence of working from home,

but struggle to see people other than on Zoom, or even to leave the house some days.

And all of us, in winter, can find our worlds feeling smaller. Bundling up and driving in bad weather is

unpleasant. It is just easier not to. But after a while of living in a constricted world,

you may start too long for something else. So how can you broaden your world? How can you make life feel a

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