JUST PAUSE! ⏸️


Hi friend,

I’ve been talking a lot about disappointment lately. And I really want you to know that it’s not just something to get through.

Disappointment can give us valuable information: It can tell us we expected too much in a certain situation, or it can tell us that something really mattered to us.

But we won’t get the benefits of this information if we decide what we’re going to do with the disappointment before we even take the time to truly notice it.

Let’s practice noticing together. Let’s stay with ourselves long enough to learn what our disappointment is trying to teach us, and to respond a little more accurately.

If you’re trying to respond to life instead of react, stick around. Every week we practice one small shift that helps us do exactly that.

Coach Jose 💛

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