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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 is a reminder that you are

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Speaker 1: the author of your own life. The choices you make

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Speaker 1: shape your days, your mood, and your peace. Your morning mantra,

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Speaker 1: I choose how I live my life. Let's begin, if

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Speaker 1: it's safe to do so.

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Speaker 2: Close your eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes,

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Speaker 2: relax your ears, relax your jaw, relax your shoulders down,

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Speaker 2: and bring your attention to your breath, drawing your breath

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Speaker 2: into your heart space. It's easy to believe that life

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Speaker 2: happens to us, that we are passengers in somebody else's story.

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Speaker 1: But the truth is we are in charge of our

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Speaker 1: lives and our lifestyles. There will always be people and

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Speaker 1: circumstances beyond our control, but there is always something within reach,

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Speaker 1: a choice, an action, a shift in focus. Instead of

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Speaker 1: blaming others, we can ask ourselves gently, where do I

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Speaker 1: have influence right now? Where can I make a small

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Speaker 1: change for the better? Who can I reach out to

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Speaker 1: for support? We are not powerless, we are not stuck.

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Speaker 1: We hold the pen that writes today's chapter. Happiness, joy

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Speaker 1: and peace. Don't arrive by chance. They grow from the

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Speaker 1: stories we create each day, what we watch, say, how

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Speaker 1: we respond, even who we spend our time with. In

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Speaker 1: the difficult and challenging times, we choose how we show up.

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Speaker 1: We can choose to respond with patience, to lead with kindness,

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Speaker 1: to move towards calm instead of chaos. Today's mantra, I

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Speaker 1: choose how I live my life. Repeat to yourself, either

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

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Speaker 1: live my life. 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.

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Speaker 2: 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 insight Timer

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