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Staying Present: Lessons from Winnie the Pooh · STOPTIME: Live in the Moment.

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  Lisa Hopkins: Hey there, I have a little parable from our friend Pooh that I thought might help you get your week started.
• 0:31
  Lisa Hopkins: I'm just going to go ahead and read it here.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Pooh climbed out of bed, which always helped him get his day going.
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  Lisa Hopkins: He practiced being in the here and now every morning by tidying up as mindfully as he could, without thinking about anything else.
• 0:50
  Lisa Hopkins: When he made the bed, he just made the bed.
• 0:54
  Lisa Hopkins: When he got dressed, he just got dressed.
• 0:58
  Lisa Hopkins: When he opened the curtains, he just opened them.
• 1:02
  Lisa Hopkins: All of a sudden, some leaves whooshed in through the window.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Pooh took out a broom and started to sweep.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Although his sweeping began mindfully, his thoughts drifted back to the time that he and Piglet had jumped into the crunchy autumn leaves in Rabbit's garden.
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  Lisa Hopkins: The leaves had flown everywhere.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Rabbit got a bit cross, so Pooh and Piglet swept the leaves back into a pile.
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  Lisa Hopkins: At that moment Pooh woke up from his daydream.
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  Lisa Hopkins: He noticed that he had been sweeping the same spot over and over again.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Oh, dear thought Pooh, my mind was in the past, in Rabbit's garden, while my sweeping was here and now.
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  Lisa Hopkins: But it's okay, no need to fret, now my mind is back to here.
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  Lisa Hopkins: You see, any time he noticed he had strayed from being in the present.
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  Lisa Hopkins: He simply recited his reminding rhyme Come back from the future or past to what I was just doing last.
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  Lisa Hopkins: That's the way I know how to be Pooh, here and now.
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  Lisa Hopkins: And he went back to sweeping, hearing a little rumble from his tummy.
• 2:20
  Lisa Hopkins: Pooh thought that a smackerel of something would quiet things down.
• 2:25
  Lisa Hopkins: He dipped his paw into some sweet golden honey and licked it all off.
• 2:31
  Lisa Hopkins: Oh, mmm, so yummy when Pooh ate honey.
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  Lisa Hopkins: He did not have to remind himself to just eat.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Then Pooh was finished.
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  Lisa Hopkins: He looked around and smiled.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Everything was tidy and his rumbly tummy was quiet.
• 2:53
  Lisa Hopkins: He felt satisfied, knowing that he had done his best job of being here and now and being kind to himself.
• 3:01
  Lisa Hopkins: With a cheery little hum, pooh opened the door and stepped outside.
• 3:09
  Lisa Hopkins: I hope you all have a wonderful day.
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  Lisa Hopkins: Remember to come back from the future or past to what you were doing just last.
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  Lisa Hopkins: That's the way you know how to be here and now, like poo just doing.
• 3:27
  Lisa Hopkins: You got this, you guys.
• 3:30
  Lisa Hopkins: I'm Lisa Hopkins.
• 3:33
  Lisa Hopkins: Thanks so much for listening.
• 3:34
  Lisa Hopkins: Stay safe and healthy, everyone, and remember to live in the moment.