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Hey, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. This is your life. This is your chance. Listen.

The word for today is family. This is my third attempt at starting this writing because family can be a complicated topic. Let’s keep it simple, though. Who are the people that you want to surround yourself with? I like how modern media often conveys the message that family has a flexible definition. Family should make you feel safe and cared for. Family should be the people that you would struggle to come back to. If that happens to be your biological family, that’s great! If not, find some people that feel like family.

Today’s concrete challenge is to appreciate the people that feel like family. Write or record a short note to the people you love. It’s easy to underappreciate the people that surround us because of habituation and hedonic adaptation. Work against these mental forces by posting or sending your note now.

If you want to commit, say the following phrase: “I will create my note and send it now.”

I’ll keep the music playing while you get it done, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who appreciates those closest to me.”

Let me know if this made a difference in your day by leaving a comment in your podcast app or at concrete.win/today.

Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

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