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So I'll share with you something that I do

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in my own life, a

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tool that I reach for when I'm having

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those moments where I

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feel alone or I'm starting to feel the despair

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creeping in. It's

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very simple. It takes about 15 seconds. So

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just raise your right hand and

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place it over your heart and

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close your eyes. eyes.

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And

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I want you to think about the people who have

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loved you over the years,

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the people who have been there for you during

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difficult times, who

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have supported you without

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judging you and

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who stood by your side even when it was hard.

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Think

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about the people who have celebrated

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your moments of greatest joy with you, the

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people who saw your successes as theirs,

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the people

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who derived such pleasure and

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fulfillment from seeing you happy. Just

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feel their love flowing through you, lifting

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you up,

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brightening your mood, and

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filling your heart. And

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know that that love is always there,

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even if they're not physically with you, because

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you carry that love in your heart. And

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know that you are and

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always will be worthy of that love.

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It came to you because you

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deserved it.

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And

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now open your eyes. What

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you felt in that brief meditation,

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That was the power of love.

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That

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is the power of social connection. That

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is our birthright.

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It's who we were designed to be

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and what we were designed to experience. All

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of us, regardless of what walk of life we're

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in, we have the

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ability to shine a light on

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the bright spots, whether

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those are relationships that bring joy

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or movements in our community that are helping

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grow connection. It's where

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we choose to focus our attention. It's

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where we use our power to focus the

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attention of others that ultimately

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determines whether or not we create more light

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in the

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world or more darkness.