Some mornings the worry gets there before your feet hit the floor. This one gives it company instead of an argument.

About 12 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice. Perfect for the morning.

Picture the worry as a child tugging your sleeve. It does not want an answer, it wants the adult in the room to notice. So you turn towards it and ask what it wants you to understand, then listen without correcting it. Nothing gets fixed, because nothing needed fixing. You thank it for doing its job.

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Hi, I'm Steven Webb and welcome to a morning meditation to help you accept who you are. All the

awesome parts and all the parts that we might sometimes call flaws. Together they make us perfectly

human.

In this meditation we're particularly looking at the way we wake up and we might be a little anxious or

a little bit worried about the day ahead.

But while we settle in, just you don't need to do anything with your breath. Your body knows how to

breathe. Just become aware.

And equally as your body knows how to breathe, your body knows how to relax. We just allow these things

to happen.

You allow your shoulders to relax.

And just while you're settling in, just one thing I'd like to say. I'll talk about worry and

I may mention...

Anxiety. And I mean these for this meditation, they're both the same thing. It's just a voice inside that's

a bit anxious or a bit worried about the day ahead. It's just trying to get your attention.

So as you invite your body to relax, just

imagine your face or your ears relaxing.

Even your eyes and your nose,

your cheeks

And your neck and your shoulders and your arms. Your

fingers.

Even down for your torso and your bum and your legs. Right

down your to your ankles and your toes.

And bring your awareness back to this moment in your breath. Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax

And just for a few moments, we're just going to allow this moment to be what it is.

Notice the mind going a little quieter as the body becomes still.

And if you're anything like me, you wake up in the morning and after your initial stretch or when the

thoughts start coming in, we start thinking about the day ahead.

We might be worried about work or worried about something that's coming up. We might feel a bit anxious and

we may not even know the reason.

There may be a slight ache or

just feeling tired or drained before we've even started.

The mind's already asking, what if? What will happen today?

And the body never really gives a good answer because there isn't really an answer at this point.

But we very often try to brush it off

And we try to just be courageous and get through the day. But

the worry or the anxiety is not the enemy.

It's the part of you that's doing its job.

And just as you're aware of what I'm saying, also be aware of your breath and aware of this moment.

And think of your worry as just a young child perhaps tugging at your sleeve.

It's not asking for an answer. It's just concerned.

It's trying to let the adult in the room know.

And although we're looking for certainty, that's something we cannot give it.

Nobody can. But we can give it some company.

So imagine this worry as a younger you or

just part of you, whichever is more comfortable.

Maybe you feel in your stomach or just tight shoulders or whatever you hold tension to

And let it be there.

It does not have to leave.

You could even turn towards it and as

if it's a frightening child and you can imagine yourself comforting them. It's

normally a younger version of us. For me, it's always around about seven years old.

And you could ask it just gently, what would you like me to understand?

And then just listen.

You don't correct it. You don't argue with it because whatever comes up is what comes up.

And your answer is just to be here.

Your answer is to hold it and be its companion.

And you are the one that can sit with this.

And that's not a small thing.

And as we're settled and we're aware of our breath and this moment,

let's do three affirmations. One for the younger self and one for you. One for

everybody that's woke up a bit anxious this morning.

And you may want to place your hand on your heart.

And for the younger self. May this worried part feel heard.

May this worried part feel heard.

And for you this morning, may I meet what I do not know with kindness. May I meet

what I do not know with kindness.

And for all of us this morning.

May us all feel less alone.

May us all feel less alone.

And just bring your awareness back to this moment.

Bring your awareness to the day ahead.

Maybe keep your hand on your heart and just give a gentle smile

And just say to yourself, may I feel calm enough for this moment.

May I feel calm enough for this moment.

May I meet what I do not know with gentle courage.

May I meet what I do not know with gentle courage.

May I remember that I am held and I am loved. May

I remember that I am held and I am loved.

And as you let your awareness grow bigger than the worry, and

the worry is still here, the worry is still there and that's okay. It's a message. And you've got

the courage to deal with this.

It's not consuming the whole room anymore. It won't consume your day because we're ready

And nothing's been fixed because nothing needed to be.

And just turn to the part that was trying to nudge your attention this morning and say thank you for

keeping me safe.

Thank you for doing your job.

And the worry may come back. And that's what it is. That's what it does. Just like the mind thinking

or the heart beating. That

worried voice may just nudge you during the day and say, hey, don't forget this.

But you know how to sit with it. You know just place your hand in your heart and go, I've

got this. Thank you.

And this little voice is one of hundreds inside of you. Just like the brave voice or the wise one

or the fearful one or the

one that is very quiet.

Every one of them brings something to your life.

Together they make you perfectly human. And

that is the awesome part.

And as we take this courageous open heart and kindness with us during in the day, we're ready for when

those voices come back up and try to protect us.

So five, just become aware of the room or just generally open your eyes. Three, shake out your

arms, wiggle your fingers, maybe wiggle your toes to just look around a little bit and one, just take a

deeper breath and yeah,

just become aware of this moment and just appreciate your body and appreciate the moment that enabled you to

become aware and just allow you to relax in this moment. Thank

you for sitting with me today. It does mean a lot, and all these meditations are brought to you completely

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Namaste.