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Speaker 1: Approche production.

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Speaker 2: Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your Morning Mantra.

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Speaker 2: In some situations, we may feel like victims, powerless to act.

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Speaker 2: Today's meditation is about taking responsibility for our part, inviting

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Speaker 2: in hope your morning Mantra. I take responsibility and welcome hope.

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Speaker 2: Let's begin.

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Speaker 1: If it's safe to do so, close your eyes or

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

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

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

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Speaker 1: When we allow ourselves to be the victim, we blame

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Speaker 1: others for what is happening to us, giving them power

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Speaker 1: and domination in our lives, leaving the situation to feel hopeless.

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Speaker 2: And permanent. We become locked in frustration, powerless to move forward,

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Speaker 2: keeping the situation as it is and telling the same

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Speaker 2: story again and again. But is it the story that

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Speaker 2: we really want to tell? If instead, we have awareness

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Speaker 2: to our part in the story, and then we take

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Speaker 2: accountability and responsibility for this, then we have agency to

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Speaker 2: change the situation. We have hope. We can overcome the

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Speaker 2: victim mentality, grow wings, and become who we want to

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Speaker 2: be today's mantra, I take responsibility and welcome hope. Repeat

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Speaker 2: to yourself, either out loud or in your mind. I

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Speaker 2: take responsibility and welcome hope. Bringing your awareness back to

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Speaker 2: your breath, breathing in and out of your heart space.

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Speaker 2: May you be happy, may you be well, May you

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Speaker 2: be free from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety. And may

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Speaker 2: your whole life be truly blessed. Bringing your awareness back

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Speaker 2: to the space around you and slowly opening your eyes

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Speaker 2: to increase self awareness and growth. I invite you to

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Speaker 2: listen to this evening's reflection. You can also deepen your

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Speaker 2: practice with me on Inside tim or find the link

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Speaker 2: below in the show notes