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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. Today's meditation explores the words and stories that

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Speaker 1: we say. Today is an invitation to be mindful of

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Speaker 1: our dialogue. Your morning Mantra, I say what I mean.

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Speaker 1: Let's begin, If it's safe to do so, close your

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Speaker 1: eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears,

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Speaker 1: relax your jaw, relax your shoulders down, and bring your

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Speaker 1: attention to your breath, drawing your breath down into the belly.

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Speaker 1: We might find that others we know tell the same

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Speaker 1: stories without realizing that we do the same. Our conversation

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Speaker 1: can be repetitive stories told over and over again, stories

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Speaker 1: about past events, stories about what we want, what we desire,

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Speaker 1: stories about what we like and what we do like,

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Speaker 1: stories about other people. These stories often roll off the

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Speaker 1: tongue on autopilot, memorized by heart. We might get lost,

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Speaker 1: not even paying attention to what we're saying. Things that

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Speaker 1: we tell ourselves, in our minds and to other people

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Speaker 1: can become embedded truth, even when they are no longer

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Speaker 1: meaningful or true. Today is an invitation to be mindful

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Speaker 1: of what we say out loud and in our heads,

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Speaker 1: an invitation to check in to explore if what we're

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Speaker 1: saying is still relevant, Does it still hold true? Does

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Speaker 1: it make sense? Does what I'm saying still matter? Today's mantra,

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Speaker 1: I say what I mean. Repeat to yourself, either out

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Speaker 1: loud or in your mind. I say what I mean,

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

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

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Speaker 1: May you 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