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61: Monday Moment: Walking with Duke · Banish the Lies: Outsmart Your Inner Critic

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  Happy Monday.
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  I'm recording this episode right after having walked our dog, Duke.
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  Duke is a one-and-a-half-year-old mini double doodle, half Labradoodle, half Goldendoodle, and he's a sweetheart.
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  And he also drives me crazy when I take him for a walk, and that's because I'm very much a,"Okay, let's go.
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  Quick pace.
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  Get the heart rate up.
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  Let's cover some distance." Duke, on the other hand, he's got a very different agenda.
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  He likes to stop and sniff just about everything.
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  Then he'll sit under a shady tree only minutes into the walk, and then he'll greet everyone that passes by like they're long lost best friends.
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  And sometimes it feels like it takes forever just to get anywhere.
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  And he had me thinking, Duke and I aren't actually taking the same walk.
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  I'm taking a fitness walk.
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  Duke is taking an experience walk.
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  He's not trying to optimize the walk or get his steps in.
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  He is completely immersed in it.
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  And he helped me realize that probably that's how I move through life a lot of the time.
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  I'm often focused on getting to the next thing, finishing the task, reaching the destination.
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  Now, of course, we all have places to get to, we all have goals to achieve and responsibilities to meet, but somewhere along the way, I wonder if we sometimes forget that life isn't only found at the destination.
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  Life is also happening while we're on the way.
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  So in this case, maybe the walk isn't just another thing for me to check off.
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  Maybe the walk is something to experience.
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  So today, as you go about your day, by all means, keep moving towards the things that matter to you, but maybe take a page from Duke's playbook.
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  Have one conversation where you don't rush through it.
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  Take a moment to notice the warmth of the sun on your face.
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  Take one deep breath before moving on to the next thing, because this isn't just another day to get through.
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  This is your life.
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  Have a wonderful day.