Three things, in a set order. An object, a person, and something you actually pulled off recently.

About 15 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice. Perfect for the morning.

The object can be your kettle or your quilt. Picture waking without it, then picture having it back. The person can be a pet, or someone who is gone. Then you tell them the thing you managed, and how proud of it you are. That last bit is usually the uncomfortable one. That is where the joy is.

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Good morning. This is a nice little meditation to

allow you to find a little joy in every single day. And it's similar to a gratitude meditation where

we're just going to bring three things to mind that gives us that sense of joy and that life

is a little better than we perhaps think when we wake up.

So we'll start by becoming comfortable and just as you're relaxing into a more comfortable position,

I'm Steven Webb and I'm the host of Stillness in the Storms podcast. I also have a YouTube channel and

all my links you can find on StevenWebb.uk.

The link will be below the meditation of this podcast or on YouTube.

And

you can catch up with the other podcasts and things like that if you go there. But for now, let's

just settle in to this moment.

And as we settle in, remember you can choose to close your eyes gently or just soften your gaze a

few feet in front of you

And just become

equal with the pressure outside. And what I mean by that is whether you're sat in a room or your

car or the kitchen table, it doesn't matter where you are. What does it feel like for the room and

you and inside all to be the same pressure?

As you're breathing in and out.

Everything just feels equal.

It's just a different way of relaxing into this moment.

And as you breathe in calm, breathe out relaxed,

the mind automatically becomes a little quieter. The

body becomes a little quieter.

And the sounds around us become a little bit quieter.

You don't have to do anything with your breath. Just allow your body to breathe naturally.

You're just becoming the witness, the one that's aware of the breath.

You're aware that you're here. You're

sat.

You're aware of the pressure on the outside and the inside is

just perfectly equal.

Just for us to

Feel calm in this moment.

Breathing in calm.

Breathing out relaxed.

And if you find your mind wandering, just smile and acknowledge that that's what the mind does.

And that's okay.

And then bring it back to the breath.

And then ultimately the big awareness of this moment,

which includes everything.

Your breath, your body, the sounds,

Your relaxing body.

Now I want you to bring to mind something that gives you joy. And

the first thing is something quite simple. It

could be your cup that holds your morning coffee or the

kettle that warmed your water for the coffee this morning or your quilt or your pillow.

Some object that

gives you comfort

And feel that joy that that object gives you.

And you can very briefly imagine your life without it

wake up tomorrow and that object isn't there.

And you're searching around for it.

Or you're maybe if you chose a quilt you maybe you're cold.

And now imagine what it's like to have it back.

Welcome back. I

missed you.

And the satisfaction that is in your life.

Now bring your focus back to your breath

Breathing in calm. breathing out relax

And the first object just give you a little bit of warmth.

And this time I want you to bring someone to mind there

might even be a pet or someone from your past or someone now. And

someone that gives you particular joy and someone you, not

in the same way you're grateful for, but someone that just gives you that sense of calmness.

That wisdom that you know is there.

And that sense of joy that

thank you for being there.

And perhaps you can imagine walking with them or sat on a bench with them somewhere.

Imagine whatever joy feels like to you. It may be a warmth inside your heart.

Maybe feel that grow throughout your body

and Slowly feeling your whole body

And While they're there, I want you to bring a final thing to mind. And

it's something you did recently. It's something that you...

Achieved or something you got over or it's something you overcame that perhaps you thought might be

more difficult, but you managed it anyway.

While you're there with the person or pet,

just share that sense of achievement with the person.

You did it.

You achieved it.

And how does that feel?

Maybe you could imagine sharing the story with them

silently in your head, just telling them, What you did and how you felt.

And tell them how proud you are of yourself.

And sometimes it might feel a little uncomfortable.

That's okay.

This is all part of finding the joy within.

Joy is that moving from that uncomfortable place to a place that we

feel comfortable. A

place that we feel content and

we feel balanced and we feel a

sense of acceptance.

We accept that The quilt or the cup or the object that you came up to

mind with

doesn't judge you, doesn't do

anything but serve you.

It's just there for you each morning. And

the same as this person is or was and

still is in your mind's eye and

especially in your heart

And even if you thought of a pet, it's the same.

Just acceptance of you.

And the third thing we brought to mind was a

sense of achievement. A sense of something you were very proud of.

And the joy that it gave you from accepting that you did it. You achieved it.

And sharing this with somebody else.

Feel that sense of your confidence growing. Your belief in yourself and

ultimately your love and acceptance of

you're doing okay. You're

doing well.

And as we combine this whole sense of joy and acceptance,

Imagine taking this feeling with you the rest of the day

reach breath in it's slightly more confidence and acceptance. More love and joy.

And as life hurdles today, you know you've got it. You may stumble and fall, but you know you can

get up because you've done it a thousand times already. You

may not see it, you may not always appreciate it, but you've done it.

Be really proud of that.

And we're just going to sit with this feeling for just... 30 seconds or so.

And just feel it grow with each breath in.

And in a moment, we're going to open our eyes and come back to the room and a

sense of what the real world is. But we're going to bring back this confidence and joy and warmth with

us.

So five, four, gently open your eyes. Three, shake out your arms.

Two, one, with a real sense of joy and a smile on your face. How

does that feel? It's

really interesting combining the three, the the small little object that we don't very often give

a sense of joy to. A

person that we fill this equilibrium with and

a sense of balance and wisdom that we equate to them but not between us. And

then finally, us and what we achieve.

Really important to Remember in the morning what we achieve.

Good luck the rest of the day. My links are in the

show notes or below the video. Take

care and have an awesome day.