How Spiritual Wellness can keep you balanced, grounded and propel you into the next phase of your life!
Keep doing the inner work, keep the darkness as balances as the light, keep a deep understanding with an open mind.
Keep being of better service to others, keep letting go of the things that don't serve you. Move into the next phase of your life- spiritually with ease. Changing your mind is the best gift to open for yourself xx Candice

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thank you for listening + letting go is a gift you can give yourself - so keep the positivity up and pray for others as you learn to let go, let go, let go - attachment leads to all suffering!

you've got this xx Candice
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I've been curious about how fake wellness practitioners have been trying to buy your way well. When wellness comes from many marginalized voices and from our ancient ancestors practices. If we learn more about foolish con-artist thirst VS wholesome nutrition, sleep, cold plunges, water, changing our thoughts, breathing, meditation, walking, pets, the library, community events, or simply boundaries with crazy ppl. We become better wellness practitioners - bc when you are real and authentic - you open the doors to a new beginning of true wellness. xx its always free xx ck

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Well, it is time -- calling all the ladies-- this one is for you, it took me weeks to put this one together....

and damn I'm giving you all of this advice for free-- burning big holes in my pocket right now. So please: Karma is free and real: Subscribe, tell 3 friends this week to listen, and write reviews for my pod and books. #WabiSabi forever xx ck 

Here's what Ep 15 is all about: 

The Superpower Playbook: How to KILL it in a Boys Club:

Stop Complaining + Start Killing it with Grace + Use what WE CAN to our advantage: 

• Lead by great example
• Take better care of thyself -- women are hot + can drop jaws just by walking into a room -- men cannot do that
• Be chill
• Be graceful
• Practice grace - be patient and nurturing, practice grace 
• Help Other Women!!! WTF!!
• Follow more FEMALES who are leading the way: unfollow anyone who does not make you feel good. 
• Females -- in business are who you should be looking to support! - females have a much different experience in business than men --  so listen to my work, support my work + give other women in business your support. Simple. 
• Buy female books, listen to female pods, share female work
• Create Original Content- Be yourself.
• Look for women who have broken through the barriers: support them -- show don't tell
• Volunteer with women you love and admire! -- HUGE thank you to: Cecelia Smith, Abiola Fasehun, Joanie Taylor, Rona Tison, Jacqueline Lobdell, Lauren Scharf+ Norby Duran for ALL volunteering your time with me (for free!) - I am beyond grateful
• Check in with other women -- show don't tell
• Don't make assumptions that other women are doing great -- you should check in on them
• SMILE AT OTHER WOMEN. THIS IS SIMPLE & FREE. :) 

Flowers bloom, beautifully next to one another -- they do not get jealous.

love you always see you on my insta. xx ck 

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Monat is spelled Monat (no E on the end). If you have questions you can email ME! at CandiceKHair@mymonat.com

buy my book asap if you listen to my pod: Kintsugi Wellness

SUPPORT OTHER WOMEN!! WTF!!

 

 

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Love. 💕When I was asked to answer the question "what is love?"💕

It struck me as a very profound and deep question to answer— I wasn’t actually sure I could answer it. I'm not sure that there's one answer to this question either... 

I indeed thought about this one a lot —- I’ve actually, subconsciously thought about what it is my whole life.

I've had a few long term relationships, I've come close to marriage + have lived with a boyfriend in LA and another in NY (no, not at the same time, dear) ... but that's not really what love is... this podcast isn't all about romance. 

It is quite possible that the definition of love is different for many people but there are some fundamentals that we can all practice to better cultivate to feel love and ... to be the love we wish to find one day. 

I’m a tough NYC girl, but I’m really not that tough bc I was raised in Ca. And mom and dad are both the kindest spirits. My sister too— each of us has a big and empathetic heart. We always want to love and live for one another. And no, we and especially I am not perfect...

But from LA to NY, Tokyo to Barcelona, Fiji to Oz, London to Paris, Mexico to Ghana.. Canada to Greece, Hong Kong to China: these are the things I have experienced that are universally practiced as, love: 

Here's what we will learn from today's episode: 

• Love is empathy. 
• Love is compassion. 
• Love is giving your attention to another. 
• Love is being present. 
• Love is gratitude. 
• Love is prayer. 
• Love is service. 
• Love is peace. 

Let us practice more, there are enough shitheads out there. 

And, lastly, please, don’t stress about finding a partner... don’t worry, love is patient + kind... anything worth keeping is not easy to find.

What is meant for you, shall not pass you. 

What is meant to be will be. Live and let live. Let us love more. 

Consequently the time code on this pod is 50:50

And that’s what love is, meet you down the aisle xx see you partner xx with my love, ck 

Sites + email listed in this pod: 

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If you have questions or want to order Monat, what I use! you can email my friend Chrissy and I: CandiceKHair@mymonat.com

We can help you figure out what is best for you! I hope for those have you that have been searching for something like this try it and love it! Also, Monat is in the US, Canada+ the UK! If you’re interested in more on the best shampoo + conditioner!? --please reach out to us via email! CandiceKHair@mymonat.com

 

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

 

 

 

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You wanna make stacks right? + you think you're gon be rich? Like and make more $$ than mom and dad?  Yep, that's what it says us millennials think...

 After crushing a bi-coastal business as a small solo female bis owner..I have a much more realistic grasp on the matter. However, I'm still in the middle and, I'm in this long-haul game with you. 

Here's what we will chat on in EP 13 betches: 

• Privilege vs Pay -- why the free stuff is just as important and it is what it is, priceless. 
• Stop being so entitled and acting like you're owed anything. 
• Learn to embrace the ebb and flow of small business finances.
• Just start! - Look up: S Corporation + LLC's versus working off a W9 forever. Why? -- ownership, tax write offs, respect, freedom. 
• Pay off your credit card each month (duh) this is so basic. 
• Pay your rent on time each month (again, basic). 
• Opening an IRA account (mutual funds)
• Opening a SEP IRA account (mutual funds) with 
• Hiring a legit CPA or Financial Advisor
• Hiring a lawyer, when necessary//needed
• Why a savings account is legit necessary 
• Prepare for your taxes each year, get responsible.
• How I overcame small, s**t-talking people on my team + basically -- worked my way forward, with grace and skills. BYE!
• How to learn to embrace the struggle of small business + take the leap of faith --- working in your PJs or undies is the best thing, ever. 

Please Subscribe + 5 STAR rate this pod like ASAP, its all free!

Sites mentioned: 

http://candicekumai.com/

www.nerdwallet.com/blog/small-business/small-business-grants-for-women/

https://www.bizfilings.com/

Check out Mutual Fund companies you trust for early retirement + also your CPA//Financial Advisor can help you with managing loans and savings. Werd.

 

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It's time to do the work bae, you ready? Because you know, I don't play-- It's all real deal here + here's the key on how I was able to survive my media and publishing career -- and being thrown to the wolves. ... it was always my friends. 

Friends, how important are they to you? They're vital to your survival and to your success in this one lifetime. Be good to them -- don't just tell -- show them + show up. 

• Let's talk about the ebb and flow of friendship- no, friendship is not found without flaws --- friendship is the epitome of wabi wabi -- its perfectly imperfect.
• I've been crushed by some "friends" and some lovers over the years + I have moved on from them, with kintsugi and grace. 
• How we value one another, matters. Here's what you can do in this week's episode for one another: 
• Compassion, practice more compassion for one another, keep calm and cool.
• Non-Judgement - we can all do the work on ourselves and judge less, try meditating, volunteering more + working in the service industry for others. 
• "Yuimaru" - your inner circle of friends in Japanese this is vital 
• Lifelong Friends, be good to them + show them, don't tell, show up -- be a good friend in real life. 
• Work Relationships, we can value them just as much as our life-long friends and friends IRL. Be good to those you work with 
• Support one another, sincerely 
• Listen to others, its free. We need more listeners + less noise

Love you + please pick up my book Kintsugi Wellness! 

+ Give us a FIVE STAR review on iTunes asap! This free- no-ad podcast is here only because a writer, I want to be of better, free service to you. 

My new book + podcast are being called the very new guidebook + podcast to healing + real-life, real-deal wellness. xxx ck 

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Hey guys! What's up .. I just landed back in California + I'm taking some extra time to write this out for you! Enjoy, LE POD, WABI SABI EPISODE #11:HOW to Get your S**T Together + Make it Look Fabulous xx all is perfectly imperfect! 

• What a Mentor Can REALLY do for you. 
• Why Working Weekends is: beneficial and cumulative to your ultimate success. + its pretty darn easy. 
• How to gain real clarity and perspective on where you want to go. 
• Why you should pray for others + their success. 
• Don't Gossip: there's simply no need and no time for it - it is absolutely a waste of time and not necessary to becoming who you were meant to be. 
• How to better HUMBLE THYSELF -- check yourself, always before you wreck yourself + why humility is a scarlet letter//asset to becoming a successful entrepreneur. 
• Surround yourself with SMARTIES!!!  -- who do know more about what they are doing than you! Everyone is a pro at something + collaborating as a team on the end game - that's what makes you strong and successful. 
• Pay your bills on time - this is legit business - its a transaction + its responsible + important. 
• Support Others: This is imperative to do sincerely and with your whole heart. 
• Remember that SUCCESS isn't what we all need more of -- as the Dalai Lama says: “The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds." -Dalai Lama

What NYC has taught me on the weekends + how you can continue to do it + put your back into it. hahah. 

Love you, I'm such a geek + this pod almost made me cry again!!

Go purchase Kintsugi Wellness , like now xxx Candice 

PS I have no idea what I'm doing.  

 

 

 

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..so the story continues... you'll hear about three different life scenarios on wabi sabi podcast episode 10: one from a perfect stranger, from a Tokyo-Born-Indian, on the other side of the world, one of my own I stumbled across in Fiji, and one that was given to the people of Japan and the world.

Each of these stories has the small potential to impact your life, but only in the way you'd like for it to. You allow how you'd like for each of these stories to impact you.

After SXSW I received an email about how my SXSW speaking event  helped to mend a family and their trauma. 

The story was so touching, I had to share it with all of you...

When I went to Turtle Island Fiji this past year to study the local culture and food .. I stumbled across a woman named Deb, who forever changed my life. "We are all okay", "all is okay" + you don't even need to know someone very long, to know, you love them. 

Their is a city in Japan, that became a historical place, a place of kintsugi.. in 1945 at 9:15 am. It even hurts to write out about these events. But You'll be able to hear about the recovery from broken to beautiful. 

How to do the work + where to find it. 

I hope you love episode 10, its short and very sweet + I also answer a few of your juicy IG questions! Send me your notes on Instagram on my latest post -- just comment!

get kintsugi wellness now! 

+ See you on my Instagram stories + on the Today Show Aug 8th!

xx ck 

 

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I bless the rains in Africa, and this will all make sense in today's pod: Let's get adventurous!: My Resume is my Clapback. 

No time wasted bickering here... only work and good quality work: How to be a better person + learn, stay chill + grow, giving to others and flourishing your life's romance --- your resume stands strong and nobody can take that away from you. 

Build it. 

Grow it. 

Stay consistent AF. 

Romance that s**t. 

Check your ego at the door. 

Im tired and I don't feel like writing tonight lollzzz its 12 midnight + I gotta be up for the Today Show -- cuz I'm real AF.

-- go listen to it b*****s xxx ck 

+ buy this book dude: Kintsugi Wellness

and thank you for being the loves of my life x

 

 

 

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Today, let's talk on the clear difference between selflessly "doing something" and selfishly "being someone".

I've often thought of what I was taught when I was a kid growing up with a strict and tough Japanese mom -- but she was also the most loving, devout + admired mom, too.

She and my father raised us by example and Jenni (my sister and I) later took what they showed us and all became a family of honor. 

We will learn about how I am in the thick of the middle, a time of learning, struggle, financial pain, and balancing businesses from LA to NY -- no this s**t is not easy -- but we do it bc we love it with honor. 

- How the Japanese lost in the World Cup, they gave 110% -- ganbatte! and they still bowed with honor to the crowd after barely losing 3-2. 

- We learn of the Japanese people after the game, picking up their own trash + others after losing the match... they show-- they do not tell. 

- The Japanese term "gaman" with great resilience and honor

- We learn from my Father, when he was drafted into the military at 18, how he moved his life forward with honorable action and integrity -- even though this was an uncertain time.

- We learn from dad, what he calls, "basics" it seems so many of us are losing: like how to properly email someone + how complaining is not the way you + to be a better team mate means to work together. 

- Be on time, be prepped, do as you are told. Simple. Basic s**t. 

- We learn from Maya Angelou and Kendrick Lamar. 

- We learn how we can be better, how we can focus on our own work and life's calling - follow your calling -- even if it is far too great of an ask -- you will never be disappointed if you give it your all.

- We can see action is the way to success, not talk. Anyone can talk and blab all they want.. but my stack of books and magazine stories will still stand the test of time + I honor myself, my work and mostly, I honor, care and value you + my contributions to society and the world. 

Why I care about you? Find out in Episode 8 + have a think about what it means to be more mindful, to show others, by action and to live an even badder and better life..

I've said this before, I'll say it again -- you do not have to do what everyone else is doing. 

Check out my new book Kintsugi Wellness -- I'll be on the TODAY show cooking with it!! JULY 12th 10 am hour!! 

+ Dr Oz JULY 16th! 

Love and care for you, keep going babes, the middle is tough, but you are tougher!  xx ck 

 

 

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Coined "the golden girl of wellness" by ELLE magazine, Candice Kumai, bestselling author, chef, wellness writer and former model shares with us her painfully-imperfect life lessons and experiences that have shaped her 15 year career in media, publishing, wellness, food, modeling and content creation.

Arianna Huffington recently named Candice "a Top 20 NEW role model + Kumai is proud to share with you how to transform your life, accept the beauty of imperfection and mend what feels broken --- with Japanese repair.

In short, you'll learn to shine from the inside out. Please welcome one of the most "real" girls in media crushing the wellness game. Candice has penned 6 books, sits on the Well + Good council, is a regular contributor to Girlboss, Shape, Cosmo, Bon Appetit, Men's Health, Dr Oz Show, E! News + Byrdie...and she can't wait to share how to transform all of our perfectly imperfect lives. Welcome wabi sabi and all the life lessons your perfectly imperfect heart desires.

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Hot tips on cleansing your whole life. From old beliefs to partners, old friends to dumb social media, sugar, alcohol, drugs and addictions... we are all in need of a shift & here are some simple ways to think and cleanse -- with an open mind. Enjoy xx thank you for listening xx ck

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Spiritual Wellness is different for everyone.
We live in a world where we can learn to see other's beliefs and values. Let's choose to respect and honour all beliefs: (not just yours). Open your small and narrow mind this year.
Follow those with a resume & decades of experience - trust me it will change your life
Be yourself and be vulnerable - being fake AF is out, sorry.
Humility - grace- merit - these things matter.
Look to the light in this world - that's what Kintsugi is.
Look to the Divine Timing of how your life unfolds, and carry faith with you.
Accept things are unjust and they will never be fair - and its okay!
You are so good and you have all the tools you need to be a better wellness practitioner.
Wellness and Spirituality are FREE - don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Look to people and partners who fill your heart with joy and love! This is a simple practice.
How to Become ONE with others
Continue to focus on respect and merit. Continue your journey of truth and authenticity,
Because soon the world will change and the cream will ride//the pendulum will swing
And where will you be? Ask yourself - how can you be just 10% better than yesterday? What have you learned today?
Remind your girlfriends - how amazing they are! There's plenty of room for success for everyone! All good spiritual practitioners know -- your time will come, be patient. Be kind, be loving.
Be easy on you - be soft be the light! you are bright -- thank you for listening & please share with 3 friends + write that juicy 5 star review! Love xx Candice

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True Wellness is Free & it Starts With Cleansing the Mind. It's not monetary and its not wrapped in a box and shipped. Wellness needs a full overhaul//its own cleanse. It's time to clear your mind, get the bad friends and toxic ppl out of your life and start living well. Wellness is a clean mindset that starts with forgiveness, letting go and un-attaching from ideas, behaviors, patterns, additions and toxic people that don't work for you anymore. That includes websites you follow, ppl you follow and apps on your phone.. be careful, safe, mindful - while also being real. Listen for more insight & thank you for listening x Candice

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Just telling it how it is ... you'll have to listen to this one to get all the juicy yes’s and no’s.
Happy New Year friend -- and to be well is a simple balance- so cut the b******t out and gain some simplicity... its easy start letting go of the attachment to stupid and dumb -- listen in, get stronger and smarter with me.
& thank you for listening lovely xx Candice

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Thank you for Listening in 2022- your 2023 - is here and here's how to make it F*****g Brilliant:
- Start living a *real* healthy life, off of your screens - try the matcha cleanse or my clean green eats cleanse
- Be self aware - be mindful of others, mostly have respect for our community and our world in peace and cooperation
- Forgiveness when you are ready is key & you do not have to make a seat for them at your table - you can - however, let go
- Continue Education & read books, find credible sources to follow
- Unfollow stupid people & stop the comparing
- Live the Life you have Always Wanted - Now & take the steps to make your goals come to pass
- Set THREE GOALS for 2023 & see them come to pass, over the course of the year!
- We will all go through our own Kintsugi experience or Saturn return in massive suffering - they will all be different and not one person will escape them -- value these experiences, they too shall pass & learn from them
- When things are going well, notice it, value it - and let your GRATITUDE GROW! Be of better service.
Thank you for listening xx Candice

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Happy Holidays Friends, I kept this podcast short today as I wanted you all to be with family, friends, loved ones and ... to please write at least 3 cards or emails to the ones you love, today .

-I wish for you to find kindness in this world
-Let's ask more of the question "How can I help?"
-We can try our best to try to not judge others - and this is hard - it will take time!
-I wish for you to know how loved you are
-I want each of us to be the change we wish to see - take action
-Look for kindness in another person - and a big heart
-Lastly - I wish for you to be able to seek out your dream and fulfill your life's calling
-Let's listen more this year - and support our friends & loved ones through the worst of times
-Learn more about your own friends & family + show them through action how much you care
xx with love xx now go write your cards! xxCandice

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It's that time of year when it gets dark, cold and lonely -- cuffing season, sure - but additionally a time when millions feel alone, and like they have no friends... here's an episode for all of you .. I'm here to help cure that cold, empty space of loneliness and no you are not alone. And if you are with friends and fam, we can help others with their loneliness, tech additions and isolation this season: here's how;
1- Seek out a community and volunteer - you will feel so full when you work in service
2- Look to nature for letting go and remember your anxiety and depression are normal and can be treated
3- Get yourself back out there and date - go out, even if its just a walk or a meal at a restaurant solo.
4- Take your single friends out, treat them to something special, listen to them, set them up, be an ear to lend
5- Go to the gym, learn to surf, cycle, join a running club etc- while you get fit- its a GREAT time to also connect with someone you love
6- Practice better self care and fall in love with yourself - you're the only one you've got - so you better like you
7- Knowing even those in relationships - they suffer too, and its work and its not perfect ! ppl are just lying. frontin'
8- Become self aware - take this time to study self awareness - a great book to start is "Being Peace" by Thich Nhat Hahn
9 - Listen to the words in this "Hard Candy Christmas" song by Dolly Parton ... this song is so sweet!
10- Become the person you want to be -- do it for yourself & know -- one day they will come - so enjoy this time of being single! its a really special time to learn about yourself - and if you are taken - be with your friends who are single and check in on them - take them out and check in on your friends in relationships too. Wabi Sabi all is perfectly imperfect. thank you for listening xx happy holidays. Be good to you!! Love yourself! You are beautiful! xx ck

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Things get better, they always do .. We can improve with each growing year & here is how you are going to do it: Here's what I know about knowing and growing and making it to the next level:
- Find stability in your life: save your cash now, be grateful for your job,- invest your savings into a high yield savings account with a high interest at 3% o more: Focus on MA - opening up more space and life to the empty space in life
- Use your platform to share more good in this world: spreading good is karma
- Your platform can help you to create a legacy of love -- to help in any way you can, give back (follow animal shelters, non profits
- Limit your news intake & unfollow DUMB ppl in 2023!! (stop giving them attention)
- Remember in divine timing - your dreams will come to pass. Work at it - you have got this! I'm cheering you on.
- Open more opportunities to women who work hard and marginalized voices
- How Gracefully did you let go of things that were not meant for you?
- Find your Passion and run with it -- even if you have to write 100 emails to get 1 reply! You have got this!
- Follow the Japanese tradition of MA - more space, give more space to life!
- Endorse other women and create opportunities for them in 2023 -- support, uplift and root for the under-served this year! Ask for it - you deserve it - you have arrived. You have ARRIVED! Ask yourself the questions in this podcast. Write down notes.
- CREAM always rises to the top. Keep crushing your game. I see you.
- Think "you can't touch this" when it comes to anyone or any circumstance trying to shift your mood - you have control over your emotions - especially when we practice presence and gratitude & grace
- Also, if I sound slow -- today lol i blame the weed gummies -- have a great week and thank you for listening xx Candice

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A few hot tips I've learned along my twenty years in fit modeling, writing, editing, cooking and food:
- let go over over-eating gross proceeded foods - stop purchasing them all together
- swap to olive oil and or less fats and better pans
- invest in great cookware that is eco friendly and safe- like green pans
- if you workout at least 5x a week - you can typically eat whatever you'd like!
- Go workout especially when you hate it or when you don't want to - it will always turn your day around!
- Learn how to cook great meals with veggies! It will keep your waist svelte for good
- Learn to cook with more kale, avocados, sweet potatoes and all dark leafy greens 
- My best books for weight loss: Clean Green Eats, Kintsugi Wellness, Clean Green Drinks, Pretty Delicious, Cook Yourself Sexy
- Your community will keep you well or unwell
- Choose who you workout with wisely - start yoga at home - keep it light & or try class pass - just start now
- Find friends and classes that make you feel like sunshine
- Stop following gross narcissistic people - get off of social media - the way you look is NOT that important - looks eventually do fade my friends - look to character and wise morals//values in others
- Don't gain the weight this holiday - look to discipline
- Hara Hatchi Bu 80% full only in Japanese
- Spirituality is what will keep your mind right - if you aren't following a spiritually well practice - you won't be your very best self

with love and thanks for listening xx ck

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Choosing to better understand ourselves - from the monks, from poets, artists and friends...
Understanding Your Darkness as Much as the Light - is what will set you apart from everyone else. It will keep you sharp, a futurist and ahead of the curve.

A poem by Rumi the guest house:
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond. - RUMI
Thank you for listening & I'll see you very soon!
Audible.com/Spirited to order the new book!
Thank you -- xx Candice

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As we celebrate our 100th Episode of the Wabi Sabi Podcast: Please welcome, Arianna Huffington, a remarkable woman of many talents and accomplishments, We can all learn skills, decorum, grace and wisdom from her own story. We are so grateful she came by the Wabi Sabi Pod to celebrate our 100th episode. You'll learn tips on: beauty, wellness, time management, sleep, encouragement and wisdom from Arianna Herself on her own Mother, her struggles and how she has started a few of her own empires.
Arianna Huffington is the Founder & CEO of Thrive Global and the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including Thrive and The Sleep Revolution. In 2016, she launched Thrive, a technical company focusing on mental wellness and preventing burnout//overloading your plate.
Arianna has been on Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. Her books: Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time, are international bestsellers.

About Thrive Global:Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company founded by Arianna Huffington in 2016 with the mission to end the stress and burnout epidemic. Thrive Global helps individuals and organizations improve well-being, performance and mental resilience with its wellness/technology platform.

We thank you for listening and for the kind five star reviews! This is a self-funded podcast non for profit and we pride ourselves in sharing ideas and advice from women who pave the way. Congrats to our team with Jordan Wilburn and James Holdridge on our 100 Episodes. The Wabi Sabi Podcast was founded in 2018 by Candice Kumai and we will continue to share quality work with integrity and honor with you! Thank you for being the biggest part of what we do.

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Feelin' like the underdog for your whole life//career? I got you - we reflect on a Glen Close moment where she speaks of all of the unseen and undervalued talent out there - just give a minority/marginalized voice a chance!
Here are strategies to think outside of the box, support others on their journeys and in turn it will always come back to you!
- check out books, podcasts and support lesser known artists too! My fave? Monks that have passed away and or ones that do not care about fame, power, fortune of greed. These things don't make an individual any better than you. Remember that.
- Be careful who you follow and look up to those who do quality work - art is a dying form of personal expression
- Learn more skills to become a valuable asset to anyone
- Mostly be humble and full of grace, compliment others, look up to others
- Pave the way for those behind you and
- Stop paying attention to those with no talent, no offering and no morals//values - you know who they are

- Keep being an artist of self expression, light, love keep doing your craft and if you aren't there yet?
- Keep going -- I am ready for the next level so get me there! -- putting it into the universe works! Thank you for listening to this podcast and for your juicy reviews!!
xx Candice

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Transparency and honesty can help you to overcome rejection.
- growth mindset - with reflection and honesty can help you to get to the next level
- learning to manage better expectations
- being rejected is part of the process- its what you do with the rejection that gets you to the next level
- how can you redefine and reboot so you can be heard and seen?
- lastly it's not personal .. come to an understanding that suffering is inevitable and we can better learn to manage
- break away from the safe harbor and keep going sis, I believe in you!
- choose how you handle rejection wisely and listen to the podcast for more juicy notes! + please write your 5 star review!:)
Thank you for listening xx Candice

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In the era of social media madness - its important we talk through the reality of success & the sacrifices it takes to actually get their in real life- while also having a fulfilled, whole and happy life. Your mental wellness matters as much as success.
More on this very juicy and truth serum filled podcast:
- finance
- relationships
- romance
- location
- free work
- internships
- old and dated societal norms
-death, taxes & haters
- thank you for listening and please share with friends
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-mental wellness is like a muscle- you have to use it and flex it!
-try non reaction
-try to look at resentments as opportunities to learn and grow
-channel your anger into a creative and new path
-look to forgiveness as we will all be wronged in this life and that's ok - you'll prob wrong a few people, too we're not saints here
-keep an open mind towards others and stop negative talk
-stop comparing to others
-flex mental wellness by supporting other women with action
-be of service to others and help a friend out each week
-look to ppl your admire! hang with them, more!
-do the things and go the places that spark more love in your heart
-your mental wellness journey isn't for others or showing off, its for you, only
thank you for listening.
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It's clear that so many of us are currently suffering from mental health and anxiety disorders - I'm here to keep the conversation normalized, useful and here to give you free tips on how we can better self-soothe and heal ourselves. Here's to a better week and focusing on our love and health for one another. xx Candice
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Useful tips on how to reduce your phone usage and get off apps all - freakin- day- long. Ten years of a serious phone and tech addiction is enough - its time to lay off the phone:
Let's take better responsibility of our own mental health and for our youth, too - and improve your outlook on life and share this useful info with others.
We can better disconnect from tech and phones - we have to take small *actionable* steps + share these with BFF's
*Actionable tips*
Journaling - journal the things you are grateful for, list off the people you love in your life - even if its just scribbling out all the thoughts you have
Cooking from books - put the phone away when you are cooking - try "Clean Green Eats"
Nature - walking, hiking, solved by walking - make decisions after a walk and after a good night's sleep
Gardening with no phone
A Sabbatical - a break from work, the phone and email - try it!
Workout without phone - dont take it into class - for f**k's sake
Reading books - turn the phone off
Talking to a friend - brunch no phones
Become a part of a runners club or a rec sports team no phone
Dinner no phones - pay attention to who you are dining with - connect with them in the present
Pray and meditate no phones
Have more sex and playtime
Travel more and book more trips + learn about your culture off the phone
Let's do a better job of the information and stories we share: education, reading, books, writing/sharing better public service journalism- not all media and/or podcasts are focused on clickbait and thirst traps + addictions to attention - we are over it!
-- sometimes it's important to turn the s**t off and tune back in to reality off the batt.
Try a weekend from FRI- MON am with no phone, turn it off, put it away. - trust me you will love it.

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Be gentle with yourself & ask yourself - what can help me best to heal?
Sometimes its the simple things - a good cup of hot tea, a chat with an old friend, a call to mom, a journal session, listening to music, a fabulous workout - be good to yourself - keep chatting to that little girl (or guy) nourish her inside (or him) and know - we all have wounds from our past, and we can learn to let go of them.. its ok to be upset, to be hurt, its normal - we shall all heal in our own timing and we can forgive others, send those from your past love and light -- all will be well - you are safe and loved, you are heard here with me xx wabi sabi - Candice

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Hype has no place in true health and wellness.
Watch out, keep your head up, shop at the farmer's market, cook your meals, read books, study hard, take notes, get an education, get clean and all things in moderation:

Check out these useful and wonderful books by prolific names:
- Alice Waters
- Dr Andrew Weil
- Marion Nestle
- Ram Dass
- Michael Pollan
- Marianne Williamson
- Julia Child
- Malcom Gladwell
- Tara Brach

I have respect for these names & truly value and thank everyone before me in the field of wellness, food, mental health, and self-love//work. Sorry tik Tok isnt wellness - its toxic.
Good luck to you on assessing what's true and what's hype xx Candice

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A very special free gift: a free chapter of my new book spirited: out on audible.com/spirited drops April 27th 2023.
A spiritual wellness guide, Spirited shows you how to find more fulfillment and peace in modern life by applying timeless Buddhist wisdom.

Beneath Candice Kumai’s polished image as a wellness icon, she was tormented by anxiety, competitiveness and deep inner suffering. It wasn’t until she re-embraced the Buddhist principles she’d been taught in childhood that she began to change her life for the better—even making a pilgrimage to her mother’s home country of Japan to study in the mountains with Buddhist monks. Full of wisdom and raw honesty, Spirited recounts her journey and shares the Buddhist practices that transformed her life so you can, too.

"Candice Kumai is the wellness & spiritual teacher for the next generation, a PIONEER of her time." (Dr Andrew Weil, founder/director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine)

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Meet my fabulous Japanese Tiger Mom, Kumai Sensei - as she joins us for a surprise drop in episode (thank you mom!!) & a big congrats to my Mom on her 40 years of teaching - she drops wisdom, notes, thoughts and realness with us on the Wabi Sabi Podcast today -- We speak on her being Japanese in the USA, how is was for her raising kids in the US & being an immigrant and how we can together, make this world a bit better, actionable steps on what you can do now to improve your life, slowly and with Buddhism in mind..- esp bc there are so many s**t-heads out there...
thank you again, mom -- you are truly full of exceptional grace, decorum and to inherit the world - like your Principal has said about you... and next to Courtney (my high school bff) my mom is the only other person that makes me laugh all the time. You are simply the most fabulous! xx ck

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7 Habits How to Practice Wellness for Free- it starts within your own mind//heart not from hype or marketing//sales:
1- Value your health especially if you and your loved ones have it - go inward with gratitude.
2- Learn to let things go - be easy - find the recognition of others in who they are through their morals and values - stop juding so much & find a way to be like water -- be still.
3- Be kind -- because you can always be kind
know the difference between nice and kind. Nice is polite & fake af behind your back. Kind is genuine, real and tells you how it is but is always willing to help others.
4- Money is not currency that is of great importance. What will God say to you when you show up at the pearly white gates?
5- The human body - take care of it like you would your Porsche or your
temple. Value health, prioritize it.
6- Wellness of the mind is the most profound work right next to the work in your heart space; start reading more books from Ram Dass, Thich Nhat Hahn & Eckhart Tolle
7- Research: someone's background to match their words and their inner being purpose from a projection of false reality
verb (used with object): vet·ted, vet·ting.
to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, suitability. Do your research on all wellness backgrounds and resumes. HYPE is not wellness, a large following is not wellness & ppl that overshare, overpost, over-promise - are more than likely praying on your vulnerability and want to make money off of your vulnerability. True wellness practitioners are found at the temple, church, on hikes, at the monastery, homeless shelters, a Chaplain , praying for others and not seeking attention, fame or money. Be weary -have your wits about you. And until the next time -- keep being kind, volunteering, go offline, loving & open- minded xx ck

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Meet my friend Rosie Acosta, a beautiful and inspiring light in our wellness community. Rosie and I met years back on her podcast "Radically Loved", she was the only podcast host who went out, purchased my books and shared them with her audience; with love and devotion to her listeners - I saw this and I never forgot. Rosie and I also have this incredible sense of HUMOR together -- we laugh about everything -- we make fun of a lottt -- and we keep it 100% real. We have real followers, we practice what we preach, we are both accredited in our fields of chosen work and we both have a deep love for serving those who are in need (Veterans, homeless, low-income, broken, depressed) which is why she is a sister to my spirit and soul- on Episode 89 please learn from Rosie on her rocky, inspiring and dangerous journey, as a Hispanic-American to "Radically Loved" as we share her new book and Rosie's heart on the Wabi Sabi Podcast! Thank you Rosie! xx

More on Rosie: Check out her new book: Radically Loved out, now!

Rosie Acosta has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than 20 years and taught for over a decade. She hosts a weekly conversational wellness podcast called, Radically Loved. Rosie has traveled all over the world leading workshops, retreats and yoga teacher trainings. She works with a wide range of students, from those in her East Los Angeles community to Olympic athletes, NFL champions, NBA All-Stars and veterans of war. A first-gen Mexican-American, Rosie’s mission is to help others overcome adversity and experience radical love. She’s been featured in Yoga Journal, Well + Good, Forbes, The New York Post. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Find her on instagram @RosieAcosta and at RosieAcosta.com

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Hi Friends! I am answering podcast questions from a listener & these notes may be helpful to you: Let's reserve personal boundaries and energy and learn to grow, learn to open your mindset to new things, equanimity and forge a path just for you -- grow with intent and being of service to others...
-Who can you connect with on a deeper level in knowing what is for you and what is not for you?
- Here are a few notes on how yo reserve your own energy and how to know what path is right for you.
- Learning to gracefully let go of things not for you
- Get all the haters and nay sayers that hate their own lives, out of your life!
- I've been there and done that w my own demons and my past and you definitely can too
- Learn what life is -- when its all synched up -- its poetry in motion.. thank you for listening! xxx ck

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Meet my girlfriend Shanina Shaik, a Melbourne native; supermodel, actress, wellness advocate and fellow mixed culture sister..
A self-made woman who started her modeling career early in her teens in Australia. She comes from a mixed-culture household and moved to the US as a model as a teen. Her perseverance and skills as an entrepreneur have made her a self-made woman and mogul model.

She joins us today on the Wabi Sabi podcast to share more on her story of adversity, strength and her early formative years from Sydney to New York, Milan and Los Angeles as a model actress - top -tier runway shows from Chanel to Victoria's Secret and Tom Ford to acting on the big screen in "The Mummy" and most recently the series "Greed". Shanina is focused on areas of inclusion, wellness and helping multi-cultural and diversified voices. We loved having her and welcome her and her new baby soon!! to Wabi Sabi! Enjoy + please share with a friend or two today! xx ck

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What brings you more intent, creativity love? How can we answer some more of our deep desires in life, life goals and business? Through the work of personal reflection, creativity, kindness love, beauty, expansion & unlimited abundance - Dr Wayne Dyer's work. In this episode we will talk about growth, refection, humility, life lessons and how you can get to the next level with grace, respect and dignity. Please leave your 5 star review this week, Here We Go. The mints & gummies. with love xx ck

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Let us not live in fear at this time - but allow us to make changes everyday that can help us to improve our lives. The anecdote to fear is love and education: empower yourself! Here are some small and easy steps written by Tom Corley, author and contributor to CNBC Make it - PS thank you so so so much for your love letters and support, after the loss of Sisi. I am so grateful to you.

-dream setting: think of achieving your desires, better accompaniments, dreams and even mapping them out - it can be as small as note taking on a post-it note, a pinterest page, a business plan, new goals or as big as a vision board, write them down & dont let anyone stop you... I certainly didn't! 

-educate and or practice for at least 30 minutes each day: some of my favorite topics on education? - Ikebana, photography, design, writing, enrichment of better writing and journalism, documentaries. Kaizen.

-exercise daily: get the circulation going, blood flowing and release more endorphins. commit to better quality workouts and ones that leave you feeling great with real results!

-cultivate better friendships and relationships; be honest, show up on time, be sincere, ask a friend to lunch, call on a birthday, call during a time of loss or hardship  - stop being so damn flaky. Be good to those you love and who love you. 

-find time to rest and relax: its okay to take some big breaks! Its also okay to turn technology off more often and read more books, step into nature, sleep as much as possible and cook more at home. You are not missing out on anything! 

thank you for listening, please leave a five star review on apple and spotify xx Candice 

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One week ago my best friend went to the other side I’d like to take this moment to reflect on her life and share with you how much I loved this creature this being

Where we go together, with our pets

How to heal in times of loss
Park w your partner

Self realization gardens for reflection and prayer

Practice immense gratitude

Family

Volunteer at shelters or donate in their honor

Prayers

Butsudan mini shrine & incense

If you’d like See my IG for images 🕊I don’t share this personal stuff often but if Sisi can help just one person to heal and transcend then we have done our job
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Prayer at end for all beings to relieve from suffering. Thank you for listening xx ck

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Meet my friend Jenna Kutcher, she is a successful entrepreneur, writer, photographer, business owner and mother of two. She has a unique and humble-pie story on her success we'd like to share with you on the wabi wabi podcast. Jenna shares with us her new book launch, the struggles of societal norms and how she has single-handedly changed much of our landscape on women in business on her own, in her own way. We admire and love Jenna for her humor, honesty and that beautiful smile! Catch this episode on YouTube also at Youtube.com/CandiceKumai
Info on Jenna's New Book “How Are You Really?”

Episode Notes: we chat on:
- women in business
- pivoting your career
- podcast strategy & growth
- scaling your business to next level
- family, relationships + spending your free time wisely

LINK TO BUY JENNAS NEW BOOK
howareyoureallybook.com
More on Jenna:
Website: jennakutcher.com
Instagram: instagram.com/jennakutcher
Get deeper into this conversation and learn how to ask yourself better, clearer questions (and listen long enough to hear the answer)? Get your hands on Jenna Kutcher's first book, How Are You, Really?, a guided journey through asking yourself how you really are, who you really are, and what kind of life you really want — coming to you on June 28th, 2022 everywhere books are sold.

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EP-82 Stand Out 🌿🤍🧘🏽‍♀️🌙 Good People Deserve Success, Too (not just the shitheads)
- give us opportunity -- good people can still be rewarded for doing the right thing
- listen in on how we can work better on development, strategy and building a name for yourself while still being a good person
- one should not compromise on their values or morals to become a notable artist, writer or journalist
- see you on the pod! thank you for the 5 star review! xx ck

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darkness has taken over the wellness space: and here we are having to clean up the toxicity & share more of what's real.
good deeds, good words and follow a good path ...
while we are not all perfect - we can do our best to be self aware -- to open our eyes and to find our own personal paths to well!
opportunities are created when we allow for good people and deserving ppl to shine - celebrate excellence above all things and be well - not perfect - but well xx ck

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Almost 40: The largest population of us are almost 40- welcome to the next level kids.
- Learn the difference between assets and liabilities
- Gain momentum, wisdom and confidence
- Gain and grow your own inner space - stop looking into outers pace; look inward and learn
- If someone wrote a eulogy about you what would they say about you today?
- "Live Life as if Everything is Rigged in Your Favor"- Rumi
- Not all will share your good morals and good values -accepting this is reality and a wake up call
- Keep forth the good work, there will be a threshold that will peak within all social media, real estate, investments etc- this means
-Have a stable means of real income - (not social posting) and know the bubble will always burst, be prepared, be smarter
- You do not have to buy into the HYPE! F**k what everyone else is doing - do you.
- From 30-40 what are you doing with your life to improve and help others? What are your greatest contributions
- I do genuinely still believe that everyone has a good heart and they have the ability to change and live a life that they have dreamed of
- Admit that you are not perfect & perfection does not exist
- The bigger your platform or success grows, the more hater, jealous individuals and hardships will come
- You can recalibrate what really is of plus value in your life & detach from tech
- Get Financially smart with your own CPA - don't be dumb and listen to others who have nothing in common with your finances
- I still believe that integrity will always win and perhaps -- doing something that matters
- set the trends, set the tones, be the change. Happy Birthday to all you 1982 crazy kids. My Little Pony Forever xx ck

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Consider this a very non-bias and non-religious way to open your heart and mind to practicing a new art. Spirituality is a personal and open-minded non judgement based, no rules practice. It's believing in kindness, the light, the human spirit, nature, relaxation time in the morning, breath work, being a good person, even when others are not kind to you. Especially when others are not kind to you. How can we also promote more minority women and women in our fields and keep being more realistic about wellness? Create your own Maui Ranch. Free practices, not selling products or scamming others, not being a shitty person, not praying on vulnerable people. Spirituality is celebrating all race, religion, creed, being open to other's beliefs. non judgement - and open heartedness, and loving on those who practice good deeds. Esp when poor and scammy behavior is so praised in this twisted world, we can do our part to praise the light, the good and the kind. Those who look for nothing in return. Lest we forget - reward more minority women - pay them what they are worth -- hire more minorities, give more good people great opportunities! We must practice rewarding good behavior too & continue to do things that Grandma would be proud of, while using your brain. xx ck

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Facing demons can be some of the hardest work we can do in our lifetime. It is the time to process our own faults, pain, mistakes, choices, endeavors, battles, addictions and suffering and to do the personal work it takes to let these go. How to create better choices to self soothe, self- reflect and be mindful in one's choices and beliefs. How to face your biggest problems and how to not compare, and no judgement on the judgement -- but rather do your own self work, so that we do not take our shit out on others. Reflect, learn, grow and come out a better person, while still being wild, imperfect and human xx no judgement x ck

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this one simple practice will help to change your life:

along with 30 min of daily meditation, nature walks, practicing life with an open mind and letting go
know the darkness is always going to come and go - and for this we practice compassion for all - you never know
the battles that others are going through xx with love and work on thyself xx ck

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for all the women out there working hard
I see you, I feel you and keep going - because you're doing an amazing job
- the pursuit of perseverance  
- let's not follow others advice- but rather just hear and see their "options"
- let's make sure we look at leveling the playing field & support and hire more women who are working hard - especially marginalized women 
- hire new fresh faces; be kind to others
- uplift: rather than criticize 
- let's continue to be humbled by what we do 
- kaizen - continuously improving
- little by little you are making amazing progress-
know the right people at the right time will hear and see you
- so keep it going & take the high road, work with grace and your head held high  xx ck pass it on

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- what can we learn from the history of war? how can we look and draw more depth from our past and our history's past in our present?
- A 60 Minutes piece worth watching: heroic Slava Ukraini! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-refugees-poland-russia-60-minutes-2022-03-06/

- NPR list please to donate to those in need: https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help

- IRC Rescue.org

- NetworkforAmimals.org

Please donate, $5 or $10 makes a difference

- Remember where you come from, remember empathy is lasting and compassion is free

- Be good to your next door neighbors, help when you can and remember karma is a real thing, be kind to others
- When things are rough - there is always learning and a gift- look out for both

- Lastly practice prayer for others when you have nothing left to give, compassion and prayer- helping your next door neighbors, understand history, pay attention to the things that matter - not material things or social media
- treat everyone as equals, the color of your skin, beliefs or ethnicity should not matter - we are all human
with love and prayers to all refugees, ck

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