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It’s the same for us. We can pay attention to the daily cultivation of our mind, body, and spirit—how we think, how we’re watered, how we’re fed, our enviWe cultivate self-awareness, self- ronment, and our exposure to natmastery, and being on purpose. ural and unnatural elements. We can take care in our daily cultivation so that we resist stress because we know that we are susceptible to disease and injury—physical and mental—when we are stressed. We know that with care in our daily cultivation, we thrive in our full glory. How do we cultivate ourselves? We cultivate our mind, body, and spirit. We cultivate ourselves in how we live our lives in each moment. We cultivate self-awareness. We cultivate self-mastery. We cultivate being on purpose. We manage our thought, we manage our energy, and we manage our spirit. Cultivating ourselves is like a circular dance, and we can start anywhere in the circle. Some of you may choose to begin by cultivating your thoughts. This increases your energy, improves your life, improves your choices in eating, drinking, and