5/12/22

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  But

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  Good morning my friends and welcome to another day of mindful

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  mornings where we are practicing the art of mindfulness Today is

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  thursday and we will be practicing mindfulness today by transporting ourselves

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  into a peaceful place where our bodies will be calm,

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  where we will be the master of our bodies and our minds

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  and we will set the day to be successful.

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  So as always friends,

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  being mindful means

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  thinking about your body,

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  it means thinking about others,

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  it means keeping that calm body

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  and recognizing the things around you so that you may

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  really think about what you want to say and do.

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  So we start by sitting comfortably in our chair

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  if you'd like, you could put your hand on your chest, you do not have to.

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  And we're gonna start with our deep breath in.

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  We're holding it

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  and out.

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  So for this mindfulness activity, if you like, you can close your eyes,

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  it really does help more, but if you do not feel comfortable closing your eyes,

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  you do not have to.

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  So for this mindfulness activity. Friends,

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  I'd like to imagine

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  that you're at the beach,

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  you're close

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  to the ocean,

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  but on this particular day

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  the ocean

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  is calm.

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  There are no big waves,

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  there's not a lot of people,

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  it is only you

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  and the ocean

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  you don't have any shoes on.

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  So imagine you're walking on the sand,

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  the sand is a mixture of white

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  and yellow,

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  You're walking barefoot on the sand

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  and you're taking slow steps,

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  you feel the sand in between your toes as you wiggle them around

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  and you realize the sand

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  feels warm

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  so you look up

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  and realize that the sun is out and bright today.

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  And as you look up at the sun,

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  you feel the warmth of the sun's rays on your face.

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  It's not a burning sensation,

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  it just feels

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  warm.

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  You look out into the ocean

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  and you see that it is calm.

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  You only hear small sounds and the faint

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  of the sand hitting against the sand.

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  You feel calm.

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  You feel peaceful.

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  You take a deep breath in

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  and you smell the ocean,

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  You smell the many things the ocean has to offer.

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  A slight breeze touches your face

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  and it's very fading. It only touches your face for just a little bit.

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  You continue to walk on the sand

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  and feel the sand on your toes.

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  You feel the warmth of the sun

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  and as you take your last deep breath in

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  you imagine the wave

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  as it is hugging the sand.

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  So does your breath hug your body

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  as you release your air

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  from your lungs,

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  the wave moves back.

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  So when you're ready, friends were coming back from that peaceful place,

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  we can open our eyes

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  and we can make sure that our body is calm and ready for the day.

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  The last part, let's move on to our affirmations,

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  Go ahead and repeat after me.

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  I am the master of my body.

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  I am the master

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  of my body.

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  I am the master

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  of my mind.

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  I am the master of my mind.

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  I can do difficult things.

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  I

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  can do difficult things.

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  Last one I can keep moving forward.

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  I can keep moving forward.

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  Those were our affirmations for the day and our mindfulness activity.

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  Thank you all for joining me, friends, and I will see you next time.