Welcome to episode 3,245 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you to day five of this week's series.

And this is a week where you are tuning into your inner compass. So you're turning towards your true north.

I'm sharing this theme with you as you're launching into the third week of this new year.

You may be listening to this series at a different time throughout the

year, but it is likely that you're wanting to feel a little more grounded and connected

to your big vision you have for your life or maybe something you want to do, such as begin a new relationship or

acquire a new habit in your life. Maybe for you, that's meditation. And so you are listening

to this podcast, wanting to create your own meditation ritual.

Whatever you're focusing on, the third week or about at 21 days is usually the point

where people start to give up on their goals and ambitions.

And there is a reason for this.

And it has to do with your emotional connection to your vision.

And in the previous episode, you can go back to listen to those.

And I highly recommend you subscribe so you don't miss a single episode because meditation

is a ritual like many rituals such as fitness or eating well, that it's important to be

consistent. So that consistency is the key for you to gain more peace, energy, and clarity in your life.

Well, if you go back over the previous episodes in this series, you'll discover how this

emotional connection to your goals works.

I've shared with you throughout this week how your emotions fuel your ambitions.

Because unless you have that will or that inner fire,

you often find that simply knowing something or facts or what you think you should be

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