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Speaker 1: Approach production. Good morning, I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your

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Speaker 1: morning mantra. Worry often feels like doing something, but it

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Speaker 1: actually keeps us stuck. Today's meditation invites us to choose

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Speaker 1: peace instead. Your morning mantra, I choose peace over worry.

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Speaker 1: Let's begin.

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Speaker 2: If it's safe to do so, close your eyes or

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Speaker 2: lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, Relax your ears, relax

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Speaker 2: your jaw, relax your shoulders.

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Speaker 1: Down, and bring your attention to your breath. Drawing your

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Speaker 1: breath to the space between your eyebrows. Become aware of

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Speaker 1: your thoughts as each thought rises, place it on a

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Speaker 1: fluffy cloud, and then gently push it away, letting thoughts

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Speaker 1: float by. Worry is the mind trying to gain control

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Speaker 1: of events that haven't come yet and events that may

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Speaker 1: never happen. Our mind is trying to keep us safe

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Speaker 1: by rehearsing and preparing for worst case scenarios. We can

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Speaker 1: choose instead a peaceful mind to allow these future planning

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Speaker 1: thoughts drift by us placing them on clouds. We can

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Speaker 1: thank our mind for caring for us, for keeping us safe,

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Speaker 1: and we can assure our minds that we will handle

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Speaker 1: whatever unfolds as it unfolds, choosing peaceful minds over controlling futures.

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Speaker 1: Today's mantra, I choose peace over worry. Repeat to yourself,

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Speaker 1: either out loud or in your mind. I choose peace

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Speaker 1: over worry. Bringing your awareness to your breath and back

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Speaker 1: to the space around you. Slowly open your eyes to

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Speaker 1: increase self awareness and growth. I invite you to listen

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Speaker 1: to this evening's reflection. You can also deepen your practice

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Speaker 1: with me on insight Timer. Find the link in the

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Speaker 1: show notes below. No