Subject: 5 little ducks went waddling one day
Preheader: course announcement

I’d just arrived at my personal training session - late - only to find I had left my water bottle in the car.

Internally berating myself, I spewed my apologies and ran back out to the parking lot to get it.

I promptly stopped on a dime as a family of ducks waddled across my path.

At the front was a Mama duck 🦆
Closely followed by a line of ducklings 🐤🐤🐤
And a Papa duck keeping everyone in check at the rear 🦆

Each of them followed every move made by Mama duck — all 20 webbed feet rising and falling in rhythm. 🦆🐤🐤🐤🦆

What was this sweet little family doing in a parking lot in the middle of the city?! 

Suddenly I was delighted to be late. 

These ducks were beautiful. 

They weren’t rushing. 

And they certainly didn’t appear to be in any stress. 

I imagine they weren’t telling themselves that they should be more considerate, leave earlier, or not keep other ducks waiting. 

I imagine they weren’t questioning whether they were good enough ducks. 

For a few moments - transfixed into pure enjoyment - I forgot that I had any negative thoughts about my lateness.  

I realized I was actually grateful to be late. 

Grateful that I had forgotten my water bottle in the car. 

And grateful that these sweet ducks had chosen that exact moment to make their trek through the parking lot. 

I was grateful to be alive …with them. 

In that moment everything else fell away, leaving me in pure delight for the perfection of life. 

It would be no exaggeration to say this family of ducks triggered a fundamental shift in my thinking. 

A wake-up call, in fact. 

It was the moment I stopped rushing through my life, focused on tasks. 

And instead moved into a journey of discovering how much good there is in life, if I just stop long enough to notice it. A journey that’s helped me find meaning and purpose to my existence. 

And I enjoyed this journey of discovery so much that it’s become part of my life’s passion to share what I learned with others.  

So, in my upcoming course, Get Out of Survival Mode: Start to Thrive! I will share a number of strategies for bringing more joy into your life.

What took me years to figure out, I can share with you in a number of hours.  

I designed this course to help you:
✔ Think differently about what it means to feel good
✔ Increase the positivity you experience in your life
✔ Explore where you limit your own happiness
✔ Understand how Positivity Psychology could help you live a happier life
✔ Experience the potency of positive emotions
✔ Thrive, flourish and enjoy life!  

Key details 👇

• Fridays and Saturdays: March 1 - 16, 2024 (six sessions) 
• 12 - 2 PM Pacific (California) Time 
• Online via Zoom 
• You can join the first session for free! 

This course will draw on work from the field of Positive Psychology, with specific references to the work of Dr. Barbara Fredrickson.  

Here’s the link again to find out more. 

Want to join me waddling into joy with those ducks, %user.name_f%? 

I hope to see you there.

In care, CEO and Co-Founder, NVC Academy CNVC Certified Trainer  P.S. - Discover the beauty in your life in my upcoming course, Get Out of Survival Mode: Start to Thrive! It starts on Friday, March 1 at 12PM Pacific (California) Time. Sign up for the first session for free! Let’s get waddling into our joy! P.P.S. - Get 20% off if you register for the full course before Friday, February 9. Plus NVC Library members get an additional 20% off that. Find out more about the NVC Library here. P.P.P.S. - All participants will get lifetime access to the recordings via the online classroom. So sign up even if you can’t join live.