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424: Your Last Bad Day with Michael OBrien

Published: April 6, 2022, 9 a.m.

Michael O\u2019Brien\u2019s last bad day was July 11th, 2001. Riding his bike in New Mexico, he was hit head on by an SUV traveling 40 miles per hour and left crippled on the side of the road.\xa0

\u201cI remember the sound of me hitting his grill\u2026 the thud I made as I crashed onto the asphalt below, and the screech of his brakes.\u201d

Wanting to make the best of the situation, Michael promised himself that if he survived, he\u2019d stop trying to chase happiness and begin truly enjoying every day\u2014a profound lesson we can all learn from.

In today\u2019s episode, Michael shares the story of what happened on his last bad day and how he reframed his situation over the course of several months to heal his mind and body. We dive into how he discovered Pause-Breathe-Reflect meditation, what his daily practice looks like, and how you can immediately begin applying his mindset to your life.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • How changing the conversations we have with ourselves helps us become more compassionate when we talk with others.
  • Why Michael had to shift his mindset to truly heal after his accident\u2013and how the day of his injury became his last bad day.
  • Why all events in our lives are neutral until we label them\u2013and how Michael processes bad, angry, and sad moments in his life without letting them define his experience.
  • Why Michael does something monumental on the anniversary of his injury every year\u2013and why he\u2019s going on a 4,300 mile bike ride from Astoria, Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia this summer.

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