Good morning. Today's opening reflection is this. Breathing end, I stay at my own pace,

breathing out. I release the pressure to mirror. I can be with them without becoming them.

Let me ask, why do you think you have to meet everyone at their energy level?

They're excited and you force enthusiasm.

They're anxious and you absorb their stress.

They're angry and you get defensive.

But what if you could stay yourself while being with them?

What if you could be present without shape-shifting to match their state?

So throughout your day, ask yourself this.

Can I stay myself while being with them?

And with that, today's mantra is this.

I can be present without matching their energy. Breathing in, I stay at my own pace.

Breathing out.

I release the pressure to mirror.

I can be with them without becoming them.

So today, let this be enough to begin.

One breath, one step, one morning at a time.

Have a most wonder-filled day.

Let's be real.

Nobody asked to be a morning person, and yet here we are.

The good news is you can get one of these morning affirmations every weekday.

Yes, it's true.

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