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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. The voices in our head often go unchecked.

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Speaker 1: Today's meditation focuses on who our inner voice is and

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Speaker 1: recognizes the voice is our choice. Your morning mantra, I

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Speaker 1: choose my best friend as my inner voice. Many of

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Speaker 1: us grow up in a world that rewards perfection and production,

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Speaker 1: a world that whispers or screams that we are not

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Speaker 1: enough unless we're doing achieving, proving. And when we start umble,

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Speaker 1: we can turn inward with criticism, releasing harsh words and

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Speaker 1: putting on relentless pressure, believing that if we're tough enough

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Speaker 1: on ourselves that eventually will be accepted or improve. The

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Speaker 1: truth is is that the only acceptance we need is

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Speaker 1: our own. The voice in our head could be a

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Speaker 1: kind and compassionate one, understanding that stumbling is okay, that

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Speaker 1: just being is okay. Imagine a soft blanket of kindness

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Speaker 1: wrapping around your shoulders and settling over your heart, each

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Speaker 1: thread woven with compassion, pati and understanding. Feel the gentleness

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Speaker 1: of it. Let your body soften under its warmth. Hear

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Speaker 1: your inner voice saying, I am doing the best I

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Speaker 1: can In this moment, I'm okay where I am right now,

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Speaker 1: this is where I'm supposed to be. Allow your inner

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Speaker 1: voice to be that of your best friend, offering the

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Speaker 1: same words of encouragement that you would give to someone

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Speaker 1: that you love. Your voice is a gentle kind soul

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Speaker 1: that has your back. Today's mantra, I choose my best

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Speaker 1: friend as my innervale. Repeat to yourself, either out loud

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Speaker 1: or in your mind. I choose my best friend as

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Speaker 1: my inner voice, bringing your awareness to your breath and

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

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

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

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

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Speaker 1: the show notes below us