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Good morning and welcome to the meditation that will just help you to face calmly an overwhelming day or just
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a busy day that perhaps we're not really looking forward to or perhaps we just have a lot on. And
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it doesn't matter whether it's work or family or just home.
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So make yourself comfortable. Just settle into your current position if you haven't done already.
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Allow your shoulders to relax.
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Allow your body to relax.
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And just bring your awareness to your breath.
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You don't need to do anything with your breath. Your body knows how to breathe.
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The same with relaxing. You don't need to actually do anything to relax. You just allow your body to do
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it
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to allow your whole body to relax into this moment.
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And although this is the morning and you may be feeling a little sleepy, the whole idea is to stay
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alert but relaxed.
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If you miss the odd word or anything, that really doesn't matter. This
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is about being gentle on ourselves.
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Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
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And as you open your awareness to this whole moment, to
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how your body's feeling, the
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thin noise in the room,
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what's going on in your mind, to what your breath's doing,
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hold everything gently.
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Just breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
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And Just allow this morning to be exactly what it is.
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Just let yourself be here, just as you are.
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And now as you settle into this, Moment of Stillness. Consider this wiseful insight.
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When
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we feel overwhelmed, it's often because we're reaching too far forward
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imagining every task and outcome all at once.
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Overwhelm is the body's way of reminding us to return to this present moment. To let go
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of what isn't here right now.
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And just focus on what's in front of us.
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Right now, there's nothing else you can do but just be here.
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The mind might believe we have to handle it all right here and now, but
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the truth is much simpler than that. We only need to respond to the moment we're in. And
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when the day feels heavy, we can bring our awareness back to the body and the breath.
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Remember, we don't need to conquer everything at once.
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You can only do what we can do now.
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So in this moment, let yourself rest in this awareness. All
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you need to do right now is be here with this breath,
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in this body,
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right now.
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And as you continue breathing, just imagine yourself gently moving through the day ahead
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And just visualize each moment as a step along the path.
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With each task you encounter, imagine it as a stone along a stream.
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You don't need to see the entire day at once. Just notice each stone as it appears.
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Trust that you'll meet each one, calmly, one
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at a time, without the rush or force.
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And in your mind you can say this intention to yourself.
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I will approach this day with calm and ease,
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handling one thing at a time.
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I am enough. I
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will meet each moment as it comes.
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I will approach this day with calm and ease,
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handling one thing at a time. I
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am enough. And I will meet each moment as it comes.
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And if feelings of overwhelm start to creep in, just acknowledge them kindly and thank you for
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the wonderful reminder. And
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just bring your focus back to the present moment
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And just visualize any overwhelmed thoughts as leaves floating away.
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I recognise the overwhelm. I
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feel it fading away. And
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what task can I do right now?
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As much as the mind and the body thinks we can do everything, It's just simply not possible.
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And as you remain calm and wise, you know you've got this day.
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And remember you don't have to follow those thoughts. You
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can respond. There is no rush. Thoughts
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are just thoughts. They come and go. The
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thought itself might think it's important, but it's just a thought. You
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have thoughts, but you are not those thoughts.
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You have feelings, but you're not those feelings.
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And the wisest thing we can do is recognise that we don't have to do anything with them.
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So when that overwhelm comes over and we feel like running away or turning our backs, we can say, no,
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I'm
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okay. Thank you for the reminder.
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With a breath of pure awareness, we can just return into the current task.
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And in a moment, we're going to bring our awareness back to the room. Now
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just take a deep breath in, feeling a sense of calm, filling your body. And
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exhale slowly.
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Releasing any last bits of tension.
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And just before you open your eyes, thank
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your body and thank your mind for this moment.
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And just know that you've got this. You have a deeper wisdom. There's been many days when you've got through
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a busy day
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wisely and calmly. There's been many days when you felt overwhelmed and you've dealt with it brilliantly. You're
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more than capable. You have everything. You are enough.
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So as you open your eyes, just gently looking around the room, shake out your arms and just feel a
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sense of calmness that you're going to take through the day. Take each moment as it comes, knowing that you
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are enough and you have that deep wisdom to deal with it with peace and ease in a calm way.
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I'm Steven Webb and thank you for meditating with me. Just a reminder that this podcast is completely free and...
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just come back every day. Thank you. I'm deeply grateful to you all. Have a wonderful day. You can find
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