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-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*2Mgjb4HPLeYiD7sgwby4sw.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="78e4">And sometimes, like I do right now, this:</p><figure id="fbbe"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*8CynTUn0A5HQ853yMmrYVg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="f354">Wherever you are and wherever you were in your mind just a few seconds ago, <b>looking up has a way of bringing us back to the present</b>.</p><p id="7297"><i>“Oh. Right. I’m still here. I’m still breathing. All is well. All will be okay.”</i></p><p id="61e7">Hidden in this

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tiny action are perspective, gratitude, mindfulness, and a wealth of other positive emotions and experiences.</p><p id="1ffb">Don’t miss it. It only takes 5 seconds a day.</p><h2 id="41cb">Worth reading?</h2><p id="4eea"><i>Then it might be worth recommending. Hit the heart so someone else on Medium will look up.</i> 💚 <i>I write more</i> <a href="http://niklasgoeke.com/newsletter/"><i>here</i></a><i>. This started as an answer on <a href="https://www.quora.com/If-you-could-recommend-anything-to-me-what-would-it-be/answer/Niklas-G%C3%B6ke">www.quora.com</a>.</i></p></article></body>

How To Find Perspective, Gratitude & Mindfulness In Just 5 Seconds

Once a day, just once, let go of whatever you’re doing, both mentally and physically.

Step back or lean back in your chair, take a deep breath and then…

Look up.

Sometimes, you’ll see this:

Sometimes this:

And sometimes, like I do right now, this:

Wherever you are and wherever you were in your mind just a few seconds ago, looking up has a way of bringing us back to the present.

“Oh. Right. I’m still here. I’m still breathing. All is well. All will be okay.”

Hidden in this tiny action are perspective, gratitude, mindfulness, and a wealth of other positive emotions and experiences.

Don’t miss it. It only takes 5 seconds a day.

Worth reading?

Then it might be worth recommending. Hit the heart so someone else on Medium will look up. 💚 I write more here. This started as an answer on www.quora.com.

Self Improvement
Mindfulness
Gratitude
Perspective
Meditation
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