Good morning. Today's opening reflection is this. Breathing in, I examine my defenses.

Breathing out, I question if they still serve. Protection can become isolation. Well, let me ask, when did the wall you built to keep pain out start

keeping your life out too? You built boundaries after you got hurt, smart, self-protective,

necessary, but somewhere along the way those boundaries became bunkers.

The walls that were supposed to protect you are now just keeping you isolated.

And you're so used to them. You've forgotten they're even there.

So throughout your day, ask yourself this.

What protective barrier has outlived its usefulness?

Hmm.

It's a hard question to answer sometimes.

And with that, today's mantra is this.

I can lower walls that no longer protect, only isolate. I can lower walls that no longer

protect, only isolate. Breathing in, I examine my defenses. Breathing out, I question if they still serve. Reduction can become isolation.

So today, let this be enough to begin. One breath, one step, one morning at a time.

Have a most wonder-filled day.

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