While shopping today, a bracelet caught my eye. It was inscribed with the words, “Don’t let the hard days win.”

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“A true friend is someone who sees you at your best and sticks with you at your worst.”

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I once read that cleaning out a closet—or clearing clutter—can do a lot to improve your mental health.

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Janice Holland once said: “What we look for, we will find. When we look for things we are grateful for, things we enjoy or love, we create more of those things in our lives. We begin to see how much joy and happiness we already have.”

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“Faith doesn’t make the mountain disappear—it makes you brave enough to climb it one step at a time.”

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In the U.S., this is the season of busyness—family gatherings, food focus, and the hustle of Thanksgiving. And yet, in all the bustle, it’s easy to lose sight of what it’s really about: giving thanks.

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“Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. You can grow flowers, or you can grow weeds.”

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What discoveries, wonders, joys might we find if we look at today with fresh eyes, a different mindset, a beginner’s heart? I’m calling this my Discovery Phase.

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Today as I’m trying something new, a word floated into my mind—one I first heard in a tapping meditation by Gene Monterastelli: Comparanoia. Isn’t that a great word, Comparanoia?

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This morning I read an article “Empathy Theatre” by Scott McKain. It caused me to question whether I’m giving real empathy, or just giving lip service (theatre) to the concepts.

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