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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is about one way to become more present

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<v Speaker 1>and focused. When you're starting to feel anxious about the news,

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<v Speaker 1>or you're distracted by the myriad things you need to do,

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<v Speaker 1>start repeating this mantra now here this. This tip comes

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<v Speaker 1>from an interview on Christa Tippett's podcast on being Catholic.

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<v Speaker 1>Priest Greg Boyle, who wrote Tattoos on the Heart The

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<v Speaker 1>Power of Boundless Compassion, describe using this exact mantra to

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<v Speaker 1>help keep himself present. Now here this. As soon as

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<v Speaker 1>I heard these words, which also turn out to be

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<v Speaker 1>the title of an off Broadway musical, I knew I

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<v Speaker 1>had to borrow the phrase now here this. Like a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people, I sometimes feel pulled in multiple directions work, family,

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<v Speaker 1>and the rest of life. These days, as my kids

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<v Speaker 1>and husband and I are all working and doing school

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<v Speaker 1>from home, I feel even more like I should always

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<v Speaker 1>be doing something else. We've developed some routines in our

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<v Speaker 1>household for creating structure amid the chaos, but still, when

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<v Speaker 1>it's a Tuesday morning at ten AM and I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to set up one of my kids on Zoom for

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<v Speaker 1>a class meeting. Well, I've got emails piling up and

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<v Speaker 1>the clock is ticking before the baby needs to eat again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard to appreciate my kid's joy at seeing her classmates.

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<v Speaker 1>It's moments like these when I need to remind myself

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<v Speaker 1>now here this. If my kids are excited about something,

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<v Speaker 1>or if I've carved out time to play with them,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be fully present. It's fine to take

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes to race around the backyard in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the work day. If I've chosen to read an

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<v Speaker 1>article or a book, I want to read it and

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<v Speaker 1>not be constantly leaping over to the news. If I'm

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<v Speaker 1>recording this podcast, well, best not to worry about whether

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<v Speaker 1>someone is going to bang down the door of my

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<v Speaker 1>home office in two minutes. If so, we'll edit it out.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm constantly thinking about it, I'll be tense and

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners will hear that now here this. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>there are lots of mantras you can use to help

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<v Speaker 1>center yourself and be present, but I find this one

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<v Speaker 1>particularly compelling. It's short, it's sweet, and it also reminds

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<v Speaker 1>me that the strange time will before too long be over.

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<v Speaker 1>At some point we will be looking back on this,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to reconstruct our memories of this pivotal time in

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<v Speaker 1>the world's history. We are living through a time we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be talking about for many years to come. And despite

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<v Speaker 1>the uncertainty about all that is going on in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>many of us are experiencing some profound moments that come

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<v Speaker 1>from being around owned at least our immediate loved ones.

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<v Speaker 1>Someday soon we won't all be eating family lunches together

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesdays. This mantra brings me back to the little

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<v Speaker 1>faces shoveling in bites of mac and cheese. Now Here, this, ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>the present moment, is all we have. We may as

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<v Speaker 1>well notice these little jewels of days in the meantime.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to

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