‘This Is How It Is Right Now’

A mantra that is as widely applicable as it is easy to forget

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I have a Post-it note on my fridge that reads: “This is how it is right now.”

As mantras go, it’s not exactly awe-inspiring. But it’s hard to find a situation where this statement does not help me to do one of two things: Take action to change the circumstance, or do the (usually…