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Look for the GLITCH.
A key move in learning to navigate without the old maps.

Remember the scene in โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ญโ where the cat stutters forward and backward like a film hiccup? That was a glitch in the program of the shared reality we were all sleepwalking in and only saw if you took the red pill.
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Look for glitches. And when you see one, stop and pay attention.
๐ช๐ต๐?
Glitches take you out of living on autopilot.
The little ones show up in our daily lives โ the small events that one could easily brush over. Something catches you off guard on a โMundane Monday.โ
๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐?
๐ When you read a post or article, a word or phrase pops out, and if you stay with it, you see something entirely new โ an angle that you never thought possible โ a glitch.
๐ A member of your staff comes up with a solution to a long-standing problem at work. At first, it sounds unbelievable, and then suddenly, you see a new possibility, a path forward. It is so novel that you marvel at how they could see something invisible to everyone on Earth โ a glitch.
๐ As a coach, you hear a very familiar challenge your client presents. But this time, some word or associated feeling creeps into your head. It lets you ask a question you hear yourself ask with amazement. And that question shifts everything for both of you. Instantly, you are in new territory โ a glitch.
โOne instant, you're just a regular Joe, schlepping through your mundane life, and then suddenly - what is this? - nothing has changed, yet you feel stirred by a grace, swollen with wonder, overflowing with bliss. Everything - for no reason whatsoever - is perfect.โ
๐ง๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐:
When you encounter a glitch, slow down. Take a deep breath. Look, listen, feel, and taste. Right before you, a threshold to a new way might open.
๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐. Have fun. Let me know what you are discovering.
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