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Stop reading and DO IT. <\/p>\n<p>Here we are.<\/p>\n<p>Now describe what you see.<\/p>\n<p>Take 3 minutes to describe what you see. Don&#8217;t cheat! Stop reading and DO IT!!! FOR REAL! On any piece of paper, but DO IT! Otherwise, look at the photo and describe what you see! HAHAHA!     <\/p>\n<h4>Then&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Look at what you&#8217;ve written.<\/p>\n<p>Are you talking about the blackhead? Its size, its position on the sheet? Its dark color?  <\/p>\n<p>or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Are you talking about the whole white part of the sheet?<\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s happening<\/h4>\n<p>The little blackhead is like the worries, the health problems, the financial worries, the whole shebang that preoccupies us in life.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>The blackheads are very small when compared with all the OTHER things in our lives. Yet they are what pollute our lives. <\/p>\n<h4><em>Then what?<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Take your eyes off the black spots in your life and realize how much you have. Enjoy every satisfaction, every positive moment that life gives you. <\/p>\n<p>See the abundance around you&#8230; and ENJOY MORE! You&#8217;ll live happier. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>My own experience<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>I suggested this exercise to my newsletter subscribers in an e-mail sent out a few days ago. This morning, as I was talking to a friend who was sharing her thoughts on a subject that was on our minds, I had a <em>revelation!<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>I was focusing on the black spot! On what wasn&#8217;t working, what was bothering me, what was missing! And I didn&#8217;t see everything else that was blossoming in my life!  <\/p>\n<p>Crazy!!!<\/p>\n<p>Realizing this immediately led me to LOOK and THANK for everything else.<\/p>\n<p>In doing so, guess what happened?<\/p>\n<p><strong>YES! The &#8220;black spot&#8221; lost importance in my eyes because the rest was dazzling! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Really. Great exercise! <\/p>\n<p>Have you done it?<\/p>\n<p>Tell me&#8230; if you too will have revelations like mine! HAHAHA! <\/p>\n<p>Laughter, joy and health<\/p>\n<p>Linda<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yogadurire.com\/en\/abonnez-vous\/\">subscribe to our newsletter, click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a great exercise for you today. Like many things in life, I discovered it by chance. But Linda, there&#8217;s no such thing as chance, you may ask! No doubt not. HAHAHA! I invite you to do this wonderful exercise NOW. Here. Right now. Without a second thought. You&#8217;ll see why. 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