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I’m always thinking about balance. I also like things that come in 3s. Like OCD (3 letters) 😜 This is ARC. It’s an acronym that helps me remember what to focus on everyday when it comes to kaizen. Awareness • Resilience • Connection Each of these has 3 components that I try to hone daily. Awareness, for me, is remembering that I must stay in tune with my own self through INTEROCEPTION. I must know myself and be aware of everything going on within me. I must stay tuned to others and my surroundings through my PERCEPTION and I mustn’t allow myself to be bamboozled by my own expectations. And I must stay in touch with the ONENESS, or God, or whatever you want to call it so that I don’t get stuck in the illusion of separateness. When I practice well here, I cannot be caught off guard or become disturbed. I can focus on my blessings and feel a deep gratitude. Resilience, for me, is paying attention to my health and my temple. I must make sure to get adequate REST so my body can recover and not become weak or ill. My body also needs NUTRITION and hydration to repair and replenish itself. And I need to face CHALLENGE, like a workout, in order to adapt and grow stronger. Planned suffering builds strength and resilience as long as we are fueling correctly and recovering well. Have patience on the path of healing and reaching for full potential. Connection, for me, is knowing that there is no higher calling than SERVICE to others. When we serve, we vibrate at high frequency. I connect to and honor myself when I follow my dreams and my PASSION. This pursuit fills my heart and recharges my battery. NATURE is where I can draw energy from outside and charge myself up further. We are solar panels. Spending time in nature and away from technology is healing on a measurable level. Feeling loving-kindness to myself, others, and nature is key. The Dalai Lama said, “what surprises me most about humanity is that we sacrifice our health to make money, then sacrifice money to recuperate our health. Then we are so anxious about the future that we forget the present, with the result that we live as if we will never die, and then die having never really lived.”