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There\u2019s an added bonus&#8230;..if we are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">actively<\/span> engaged in the journey our fears are disarmed and the inner critic squashed like a bug. Maybe we should approach every day like a vacation, living in the moment and enjoying the surprises of the journey.<\/p>\n<h2><b>reACTION [to change in the response to stimulus]: Day 26 &#8211; journey<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The real purpose of life is the journey&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LwmbUzMViiU&amp;sns=fb\">watch this.<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we become acutely focused on arriving at our destination. Getting from A \u2013 B becomes what it\u2019s all about and the stuff in between a nuisance. Sometimes we race the clock wanting to get from here to there in record time so we can&#8230;do something else. 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