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Hello and good morning. I'm Steven and this morning we're going to do a little practice that I call morning
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abundance. Seeing what was always there.
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So just while you're settling in,
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allowing your body to relax and
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making yourself comfortable.
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And as you're slowly becoming aware of your breath,
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aware of this moment.
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Just to let you know you don't need to do anything with your breath.
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Your body knows how to breathe.
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You don't have to do anything with your body. your body knows how to relax.
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So just allow your body to relax and
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breathe into this moment. And just to keep your mind a little busy,
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And just to keep the mind busy, you can imagine breathing in calm, breathing out relax And
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what does that look like?
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Maybe the body's moving very slowly, very subtly, just forward and back slightly.
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Maybe with every out breath, there's
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a part of the body it just relaxes a little more.
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Maybe it's your shoulders or your hands.
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Maybe it's even your ears or your eyes.
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Maybe it's even your whole body allowing it to relax into this moment.
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And in this meditation, if you miss something I say, or you wander off, just smile and bring it back
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to this moment. And just bring it back to the awareness of breath and
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then catch up on the next thing I say. It
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really doesn't matter, it's okay.
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You have permission to be human,
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to be distracted, for
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the mind to wander just When you notice it has, bring it back.
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And this moment is already everything it needs to be
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we don't need to add anything to this moment.
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And I'd like to invite you to notice something this morning, not something new, something that's always
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been there.
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And there is an abundance in your life right now. Not the abundance we're told to chase. Not
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something waiting for you somewhere ahead. Abundance that is already here, so familiar
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you've even stopped seeing it.
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And I'd like us to gently change this this morning.
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So first of all, just bring your attention to the chair, or the cushion, or whatever's holding you up now.
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And just for a moment, imagine it isn't there.
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There's no support beneath you.
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Nothing holding you.
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It may be really uncomfortable sat on the floor.
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Maybe there were no cushion
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Feel the uncomfortableness.
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The frustration, the annoyance of not having.
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And now let it come back. Feel the support returning a
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solid but quiet, faithful presence that's something that holds you every single day.
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And just let yourself feel that for a moment. Not as a thought but as a feeling. The
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joy of having this.
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Now I want you to think of something that made your night more comfortable. It could have been your bed,
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or just your pillow, or your lovely quilt. One of those things. I want you to imagine
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tomorrow morning it wasn't there. And
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how much more uncomfortable. And
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how much more frustrating your night would have been.
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How much colder. And you might end up with neck ache and pain and frustration.
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And now imagine your bed with whatever it needs to be. Your lovely pillow or your quilt.
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How much nicer is that to return?
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And there's so many of these little things. From our kettle that I mentioned quite often. To the quilt, to
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our shoes and our clothes. To the morning cupboard to your coffee To
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the car us starting All of these little things just happen. Until they don't and then we get frustrated.
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So now let's return just to the breath.
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Breathing in calm, breathing out relax
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And now we'll let the feeling widen. Beyond
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the quilt or the pillow. Beyond the chair. Into this morning itself.
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This morning has arrived. You've woke up.
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And at the moment there's very few conditions.
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It simply came the way mornings always do.
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Carrying with it another chance to notice what it means to be alive.
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Another breath to take.
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Another day to move through.
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Another opportunity to see what has always been there.
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Quietly sustaining you.
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Just waiting to be seen.
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We already have so much in life.
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It may not be perfect.
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Our bodies may be ageing slowly.
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But it's all doing its best.
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And we tend to focus on the things that we have to worry about. The things that we have to
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pay attention to.
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The things that stop us in our tracks.
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Sometimes I think we need to take a step back and appreciate the things that are just there anyway.
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The things that don't stop us because they just work.
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And just rest in this moment. Let's just breathe in and calm.
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Breathe out, relax.
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Feeling all the abundance you have in your life right now.
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The quiet fullness of what is already here.
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And when there's a willingness to notice the ordinary things that are truly just there for us.
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They suddenly become quite extraordinary. We suddenly feel that abundance
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And just before we return to this moment. Very often when someone says to us. What
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should we be grateful for? What should we thank this moment for? It's not always easy to think of things.
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But when we do practices like this. We realise there's an endless amount of things that
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we wake up to. Every morning that
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make our lives slightly more pleasant. And
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without them it would be less joyful.
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So just gently bring your awareness back into the room. Take a slightly deeper breath and let it go slowly.
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And
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five. Feel the weight of your body held. Four. Wiggle your fingers and toes.
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Three. Let the sound of the room come back in. Two. Softly open your eyes.
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One. Just take a deep breath right now and let it go with some energy.
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Just when you're going through your day. Imagine what would my life be like if my car didn't work today
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or Or if I forgot my cup on the way to work. Or or what if I didn't have my
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favourite jump parent all these little things. Just imagine your life without them just for a moment. And then
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instantly bring them back in and go ah Thank you for being there.
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I'm Steven Webb and I'm always grateful for your support. And those that can that donate a coffee keep these
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Have a lovely day. And realise what abundance you already have.
