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"You can think your way into a new way of acting, or act your way into a new way of thinking."

• Sometimes we can’t wait for the right mindset to show up. Sometimes we have to step into the behavior first, and trust that the mindset will follow.
  
  
• Credit is due James Loehr the author of "Mental Toughness Training for Athletes."
  
  
• He says we tend to reside in three energy states:
  1. Relaxed-Ready,
  2. Positive-Energized,
  3. Negative-Energized
  4. and the dreaded Negative-Fatigued
  
  
• To move out of the more negative states into the positive ones we need to use our emotions as data. What are they telling us?
  
  
• Instead of resisting how we feel, we can respond with tools like:
  1. deep breathing,
  2. focusing on the next small step,
  3. reframing self-talk
  4. and leaning on others.

MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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The trail—like life—may not always be what we want it to be, but it offers us the opportunity to choose how we respond to whatever it doles out.

• In the hiking world we have a saying, "Embrace the Suck!"
  
  
• It's a reminder that the trail doesn't care what we want it to be and is not there simply to meet our expectations.
  
  
• But we always have a choice to accept what is and manage it with faith that things will eventually change for the better.
  
  
• A good mantra that emphasizes our power is, "Embrace the suck or it will embrace you!"

MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between is a great mindset when planning a major thru-hike – or any major life endeavor.

• Blissful is planning a thru-hike of the Great Divide Trail, a rugged and remote route that winds through the Canadian Rockies, tracing the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia.
  
  
• In getting ready, the best mantra is from Maya Angelou, “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”
  
  
• Training to be unsurprised is not naive, but it's learning to be flexible and steady when things inevitably go sideways, while also leaving space for joy, wonder, and the things that can’t be plan for.
  
  
• In your next big endeavor, what are you preparing for, and what are you hoping for? How can being open make for a more successful outcome.

MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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