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The miracle is not to walk on water.

The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

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— Thich Nhat Hanh

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In Today's Issue:

• 📖 10 Mindfulness Rules That Changed My Life
• 🧘‍♀️ A Mindfulness Practice to Make Space for Rest in Q4
• 💡 Most Popular Thoughts of the Week
• 📚 More Resources

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Hi Reader,

12 years ago I had so much pain inside I had no idea how to handle it. 😣

My life was a disaster and I found myself googling ‘How to handle the pain inside?’

My only solutions were shopping and alcohol.

I found a few answers on Google like positive affirmations it helped a little bit but it couldn’t ease the sharp pain I felt all the time after my life crushed all over me.

It took me months to feel better.

I wish somebody would have just told me to try these 11 mindfulness practices.

That’s why I created the Mindfulness Emergency Kit 🚨 —11 easy-to-follow mindfulness practices to calm anxiety, stress, and worries fast, even on the toughest days.

​Get your ‘Kit’ here at no cost—it’s only available for a short time.

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Let's dive into today's article 🤿

Sometimes, we just want someone to tell us what to do — a guide when life feels overwhelming.

When I was deep in my own struggles, I wished someone had handed me an exact list of what to do and what not to do.

Through trial and error (and reading countless mindfulness books 📚), I found my way with these ten rules.

I don’t follow them perfectly.

Life is messy, and I stumble.

But I practice, I improve, and over time, I’ve begun to feel more alive and present — especially when things don’t go my way.

If you feel the same, I’m sharing my notes from years of practicing mindfulness with you. 📝

Here are the 🔟 rules I try to live by — maybe they’ll guide you, too.

10 Mindfulness Rules That Changed My Life

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🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness Practice​
I share one practice for you to try every week:

Q4 is the busiest season of the year in business/at work and private, too, with all the holidays coming up.

It looks like full calendars and long to-do lists for most of us.

I invite you to still make space for rest until year-end.

📆 Open your calendar and try to find at least one empty slot each week until year-end and block it for an activity you know fills your cup.

That could be:

• 📖 Reading time
• 💆‍♀️ Spa / Massage appointments
• 🚶‍♀️ A walk in nature
• 🙆‍♀️ Join a yoga class
• 🧘‍♂️ Meditate

I did this exercise last year and it was a true life-saver.

I'll do exactly the same as last year and book a massage once a week.

A part of me already wonders how I'm going to make this work but that's why I put it into the calendar before everything fills up.

☑️ What's scheduled will get done!

It feels so good to plan and know I won't put myself last.

As Katie Reed says 'Self-care means giving the world the best of you instead of what's left of you.'

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💡 Most Popular Thoughts of the Week

Please share your favorite thoughts from today's newsletter and tag me @mindful_monday_newsletter so I can cheer you on.

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📚 More Resources

• ​10 Things Mindful People Don’t Want to Do But Still Do​
• ​3 Lies I Tell Myself to Become More Zen​
• ​Cultivate a Zen Mindset by Learning from the Best Spiritual Teachers of Our Time​
• ​5 Things That Stop Most People From Becoming More Zen​

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🙏 Thank you for taking the time to become more mindful this week.

I'm excited to hear how you like the Mindfulness Emergency Kit 🚨. Hit reply and let me know if this resource is helpful.

Bonus tip: Try all the mindfulness practices inside to find out which one your go-to tool is when life gets rough. Practice regularly so you are ready when you need it most.

Have a mindful week and see you next Monday!

Love,

Karo 💖

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PS: If you want more support on your healing journey, here are ways I can help:

• 🚨 Download your Mindfulness Emergency Kit - my 11 go-to mindfulness practices to restore calm when you need it most.
• 🤫 Register for a secret mini-course I'll host at the end of October
• ✅ Get on the Priority List for the next launch of Zen Mind - a 30-Day Mindfulness & Meditation Course

How do you feel after today’s Mindful Monday? 🧘‍♀️ Calm 👌 Better 😕 The same