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

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Speaker 1: morning mantra. Kindness is often seen as a gift we

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Speaker 1: give to others, but it is also a source of

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Speaker 1: strength for ourselves. Today's meditation invites us to see kindness

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Speaker 1: as a powerful act of courage. Your mourning mantra, my

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Speaker 1: kindness is my strength. Let's begin, if it's safe to

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Speaker 1: do so, close your eyes or lower your gaze. Relax

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Speaker 1: your eyes, relax your ears, relax your jaw, Relax your

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Speaker 1: shoulders down, and bring your attention to your breath. Breathing

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Speaker 1: into the heart space. Feel the warmth expanding with each inhale,

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Speaker 1: and letting the shoulders soften as you exhale. Kindness connects

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Speaker 1: us to our hearts, to our humanity. It dissolves walls

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Speaker 1: and brings comfort whether there is pain. Each time we

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Speaker 1: choose kindness, we show up with courage. We are open

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Speaker 1: and caring in a world that can be hard. To

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Speaker 1: keep our hearts open and compassion alive, we can be

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Speaker 1: the shining light for those around us. Today's mantra, my

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Speaker 1: kindness is my strength. Repeat to yourself, either out loud

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Speaker 1: or in your mind, my kindness is my strength, bringing

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Speaker 1: your awareness back to your breath, breathing in and out

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Speaker 1: of your heart space. May you be happy, may you

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Speaker 1: be well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear,

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Speaker 1: and anxiety. And may your whole life be truly blessed.

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Speaker 1: Bringing your awareness back to the space around you and

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Speaker 1: slowly opening your eyes to increase self awareness and growth,

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Speaker 1: I invite you to listen to this evening's reflection. You

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Speaker 1: can also deepen your practice with me on Inside Timer

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Speaker 1: find the link below. In the show notes,