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Meg Oolders
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Be patient

Try to relax

Let it go

Let them go

Trust the process

Try things on and put them back on the rack if they don’t fit

Find healthy distractions and go to them 
        eagerly
        and often

Look for a job with no intention of getting one

Make plans with friends and follow through

Body first, mind second
	Eat better
	Move more
	Listen and respond to stressors
	Take good care

Ask for help
Ask for hugs
Ask for time

Now ask for more

Take short breaks
Take long breaks

Be honest
Be grateful
Be brave
Be kind
	to yourself
	to others

Try
Fail
        Repeat

Get ready

Be patient

Be willing
	to shift
	to hold your ground

Be stubborn
Be imperfect
Be significant

Be lonely knowing you’re not alone

Acknowledge fear by telling it to go fuck itself
	Acknowledge that it probably won’t

Be patient

Explore
Experience
Create 
Share
        Repeat

Speak up
Aim high

Be a force
Be patient

Ask why
Ask why not

Forgive and remember

Lead with the left
	or the right
	whicheve…

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