Insights are nice.

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Experiences are important.

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Learning new concepts can be key.

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Yet real change happens elsewhere.

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Taking what we have experienced and what we have learned and putting it into practice is where the real gold is.

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It is in the integration that everything shifts.

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We sometimes focus too much on the powerful connection we have in the moment.

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That second of elation or joy.

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Or the rush of adrenaline as we do something we never did before.

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Yet that moment passes.

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Time moves on.

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And here we are with ourselves.

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That is when the true test comes.

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Do we integrate what we've learned and apply it in our daily lives?

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Is there community around us to help support us in that effort?

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Changing how we feel for a moment is easy.

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Choosing to live our life differently and following through on it is not easy.

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Chasing experiences never works to truly change our lives.

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It may feel good in the moment, yet that moment passes all too quickly.

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So now what do we do?

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Now is the time to integrate, to practice, to apply.

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That is where the magic lies.

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That is where the rest of our lives is found.

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So let us not waste our experiences by ignoring what comes next.

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Let's revel in the moments that come after.

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And find our way to a new, transformed life.

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So is there something you have learned or experienced that you want to integrate now?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant