Back up for a moment and take in a wider view. Put down your smart phone, set aside your social media. Step away from all those within-reach things you think are so critically important to your life and, just for a few moments, dwell within your intellect and imagination. In your mind send yourself off to a point outside not just your personal worldview, but outside the bullet-train course of time itself.
Don’t think about today, or tomorrow. Don’t think about who you are meeting for lunch, or what to feed the kids for supper. Don’t think about how you feel about your boss, or how much you would like a new car. Detach yourself from all of it, as if you are floating free in space looking down on the entirety of this blue planet. Now, consider…
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