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Benthall Slow Travel's avatar

Mike, this resonates strongly with how I’ve been thinking about awareness lately — not as vigilance or fear, but as a way to preserve judgment and choice, especially in crowded or disrupted moments like the holidays.

I shared a companion piece today that reframes situational awareness as something that should steady you, not exhaust you — and includes a practical guide I chose to gift publicly for this season: https://thebenthalls.substack.com/p/awareness-is-not-fear

Appreciate how you emphasize that preparedness protects joy, rather than diminishing it. That distinction matters!

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Bob Hathaway's avatar

Thak you Mike. Good stuff we all need to remember.

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Dave Wise's avatar

Awesome info! Thanks and be safe!

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Anita Martin's avatar

Thank you for the awsome advice Mike. I pray you and your loved one's have a very Merry Christmas. God bless you 🙏

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Robert Smallwood Jr's avatar

So important to remind ourselves.

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