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Forgiveness is essentially a decision—a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge.

For our purposes, awareness is defined as the quality of paying attention to what’s going on in the present moment from an inquisitive, nonjudgmental, and focused perspective. There are tools we can use to increase our capacity for awareness, such as practicing mindfulness and various forms of meditation

With awareness as our foundation, we’re able to notice when our personal three-legged stool is out of balance and make the appropriate adjustments

Nutrition is the energy we take in, and it includes all aspects of nourishment. Physical activity is the energy we put out, and it includes all types of movement. Stress management is how we live with the positive and negative experiences of stress

Mindfulness is about non-judgmental awareness of whatever comes up, without trying to change it

Beginner’s mind is the ability to see things with new eyes as though we’d never seen them before

Trust is believing in ourselves and in our authority

Non-judging is the ability to hold an open and neutral place for whatever comes up within and around you, without thinking of anything as categorically better or worse than anything else

Patience is a willingness to continue with the process of paying attention on purpose even when it appears that no progress is being made

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