We often imagine our lives will change in life’s defining moments.

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When the children leave home.
When we retire.
When we find the right partner.
When the promotion finally comes.
When we heal.

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Those bigger moments matter. They are meaningful thresholds. But unless we’ve learned to participate differently in our lives on an ordinary day, we may not meet those bigger moments as fully as we’d like.

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Why?  Because our lives aren’t shaped only by the milestones we remember. They’re shaped by the thousands of ordinary moments in between.

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The way you responded in a disagreement.
The conversation at the kitchen counter with your teenager.
How you spoke to yourself when he didn’t call.

The way you shared your thoughts at a meeting.
The way you honor commitments to yourself.

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A life changes on an ordinary Tuesday, as we learn to meet the smaller moments with greater thoughtfulness and intention—and the bigger ones with more confidence and curiosity.