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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 our relationship with the past

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Speaker 1: and how reflecting on where we've been can offer wisdom.

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Speaker 1: Instead of regret your morning mantra, I honor my past

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Speaker 1: and the lessons it has given me. Let's begin, if

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Speaker 1: it's safe to do so. Close your eyes or lower

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

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

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Speaker 1: drawing your breath down and to your belly. Some of

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Speaker 1: us relive our past, imagining what we could have done differently.

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Speaker 1: Words we would change, choices we might undo. Our past

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Speaker 1: is a wise teacher. Every experience, pleasant or painful, has

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Speaker 1: shaped who we are today. Reflection doesn't have to be rumination,

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Speaker 1: be about learning, noticing patterns, recognizing our growth, acknowledging our resilience.

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Speaker 1: When we are in the habit of judging our past selves,

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Speaker 1: we can miss the wisdom. Knowing we did the best

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Speaker 1: that we could with the awareness that we had at

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Speaker 1: the time, we can begin to accept and see beyond

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Speaker 1: the judgment, removing the desire to change the past. We

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Speaker 1: are not defined by our past, but we can use

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Speaker 1: it as a tool for our actions in the present.

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Speaker 1: Today's mantra, I honor my past and the lessons that

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Speaker 1: has given me. Repeat to yourself, either out loud or

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Speaker 1: in your mind. I honor my past and the lessons

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Speaker 1: it has given me. Bringing your awareness back to your breath,

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Speaker 1: breathing in and out of your heart space. May you

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Speaker 1: be happy, may you be well, May you be free

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Speaker 1: from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety, and may your whole

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Speaker 1: life be truly blessed. Bringing your awareness back to the

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Speaker 1: space around you and slowly opening your eyes to increase

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

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

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Speaker 1: me on Inside Timer find the link below. In the

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Speaker 1: show notes