“Good” happens all the time, but humans are programmed to see the negative. Our ancient survival instinct taught us that if we don’t stay wary and alert to what could harm us, we die sooner. Though this kind of vigilance is not so necessary in modern American life, negativity bias persists as part of our neural pathways. In order to counteract our natural bias, we have to actively practice seeing the good. Then, to hold onto it, to embody the good, we also have to practice the pause.

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