Reflections on Planning, Being Present, and Rainy Days in Toronto
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Louisa Clements
Summary
A personal blog post where the author reflects on being a planner who struggles to live in the moment, while sharing that they've been writing scheduled content for their blog. The post includes a brief mention of rainy weather in Toronto and a reference to being 20 years old.
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· 4 pulledI'm such a big planner and I'm always thinking of what I will be doing next or what I should be doing next.
Paying attention to the now is quite a challenge.
I've been trying to be more in the moment these days, I mean, you're only 20 for one year and I'm almost halfway through it.
It's been so rainy in Toronto
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