Be here and now:

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Be here and now.

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In this moment.

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Staring in front of you.

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Not on your phone.

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Not in your past.

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Not in your mind.

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The one right in front of you.

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Pay attention.

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Let go of the past.

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Let go of the future.

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Stop letting your mistakes eat you.

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Stop letting your fears control you.

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Stop letting your algorithm corrupt you.

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Be here.

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We’re distracted by everything these days.

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Can’t turn away from our phones.

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Can’t stop wasting time mindlessly scrolling social media.

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Corrupted by algorithms that distort our perspective of the world.

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We all don’t live in the same world.

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It’s not the one being fed to us.

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The real world is more complicated and more simple.

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It’s not as scary.

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But to see that, you have to actually be in the real world.

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Look up instead of down.

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Force yourself to be in the here and now.

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Pay attention and ask people questions.

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Be curious.

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Really listen.

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People will tell you a lot if you let them speak.

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Especially if you ask interesting questions.

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To do that you have to be present.

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Focused directly on the other person and not yourself.

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Get out of your own head.

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Get out of your subconscious algorithm.

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Get out of your past mistakes.

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Be honest.

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Be genuine.

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But shut up and listen.

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Let people tell you about themselves.

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Let people show you what the world really looks like.

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Not people on a screen.

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Ones in front of you.

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Focus on them.

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Be present with them.

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Enjoy the moments because they all disappear so fast.

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One day you're working in a hospital for your first mentor doing kidney cancer research and the next day he’s died from cancer.

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Life happens fast.

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Cherish it while it’s here.

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Life moves quickly if you don’t stop to appreciate it.

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So be here.

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Be here and now.

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