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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. We often shape our days around what we

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Speaker 1: believe others expect of us, wearing masks, ticking boxes, and

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Speaker 1: ignoring the spark within. Today's meditation draws on Howard Hermann's wisdom,

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Speaker 1: don't do what you think others need. Do what makes

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Speaker 1: you feel alive, because others need you to be alive.

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Speaker 1: Your morning mantra, I choose what makes me feel alive.

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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. Bring your attention to any sense

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Speaker 1: of obligation, your to do list, the roles that you play.

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Speaker 1: Notice I should notice external expectations, other people's demands. Notice

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Speaker 1: as you think of this, the tension that's held in

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Speaker 1: the body, and now purposely release it, melting tension down

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Speaker 1: and out of the body. I think that we are

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Speaker 1: best serving others' needs, and we might be happy and

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Speaker 1: grateful as we do this. But when we feel tired

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Speaker 1: or worn down, this is a sign that it might

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Speaker 1: not be the best for us right now. This is

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Speaker 1: the vitality that Howard Hermann speaks of the life force

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Speaker 1: that sustains us and everyone around us. Recognize that by

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Speaker 1: choosing our vitality, we offer our fullest self to the world.

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Speaker 1: Others don't need our empty compliance. They need our aliveness,

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Speaker 1: our authenticity, our light. Today's mantra, I choose what makes

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Speaker 1: me feel alive. Repeat to yourself, either out loud or

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Speaker 1: in your mind, what makes me feel alive? Bringing your

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

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Speaker 1: Slowly open 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 in the show notes below. In the

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