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Mindfulness Shawn Helvey Mindfulness Shawn Helvey

Daily practices

Each moment of every day we perform actions which, when put together, make up who we are. The vast majority are rooted somewhere outside our momentary awareness, guided by all the experiences, knowledge, and feelings we have acquired up to this point.

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Nice guys finish last
Kindness Shawn Helvey Kindness Shawn Helvey

Nice guys finish last

For the last few years, I had a close friend in my life who has been waging a war against being “nice.” He would become annoyed whenever I exhibited this particular behavior, and it often left me feeling judged and rejected. How could somebody tell me that I was wrong to be nice when all I was trying to do was treat people with respect?

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