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Morning recentering

Scavenger hunt

Jessica Kantrowitz

01 May 2023
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Morning recentering

Good morning, friends! I give you six blessings for your day today. A kind of scavenger hunt. Can you find them all? Look closely:

✔A moment of peace

✔A moment of joy.

✔A moment of connection.

✔A regrouping after a (small or large) crisis.

✔A lovely, cool glass of water.

✔Birdsong.

from Good Morning, Friends: Gentle Suggestions for the Start of Your Day

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