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Speaker 1: Approache production. Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your

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Speaker 1: Morning Mantra. Today's meditation explores the weight we carry when

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Speaker 1: we take criticism personally. Your morning Mantra, I release what

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Speaker 1: was never mine to carry.

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Speaker 2: Let's begin, if it's safe to do so. Close your

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

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Speaker 2: relax your jaw, relax your shoulders down, and bring your

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Speaker 2: attention to your breath, drawing your breath down into your belly.

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Speaker 2: Criticism will come, whether constructive or not. When we take

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Speaker 2: things personally, we add weight to our shoulders, to our minds,

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Speaker 2: and into our hearts. Whatever others think of us.

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Speaker 1: Is not our burden to carry. Not all actions or

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Speaker 1: words are about us, even the ones we think are

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Speaker 1: directly related. What others think is about them. Life is

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Speaker 1: a mirror reflecting back what we know and what we think.

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Speaker 1: Notice where you might be carrying another person's emotion, expectation,

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Speaker 1: or story. Something that someone did or said that is

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Speaker 1: stuck in our minds or our hearts. Gently imagine moving

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Speaker 1: it up to the shoulders, where it can be plucked

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Speaker 1: up and released into the ether from where it came.

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Speaker 1: What others think is not ours to hold today's mantra.

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Speaker 1: I release what was never mine to carry. Repeat to yourself,

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Speaker 1: either out loud or in your mind. I release what

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Speaker 1: was never mine to carry, bringing your awareness back to

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Speaker 1: your breath, breathing in and out of your heart space.

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Speaker 1: May you be happy, may you be.

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Speaker 2: Well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear, and anxiety,

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Speaker 2: and may your whole life be truly blessed. Bringing your

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Speaker 2: awareness back to the space around you and slowly opening

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Speaker 2: your eyes to increase self awareness and growth, I invite

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Speaker 2: you to listen to this evening's reflection.

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Speaker 1: You can also deepen your practice with me on Inside Timer.

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Speaker 2: Find the link below. In the show notes,