As night approaches, you may find yourself rehashing the events of the day. Maybe you feel frustrated about not getting your entire to-do list done. Or maybe you wish you’d taken that break, so you’d feel more refreshed for a meeting. Pay attention to the tone of your self-talk. Are you being as kind to yourself as you’d be to someone else?

Try this meditation for one minute today, or longer if you wish:

WHAT’S DONE IS DONE, and I can’t change that. Let me see the positive in what I’ve achieved. Tomorrow I get to start again.

Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You’ve got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it.
—Ray Bradbury

How did this meditation go for you? Share your experience with your fellow North Shore Bank employees at shorelines@northshorebank.com and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante Gunaratana.

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