Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly after a brief word from our sponsors who make these meditations available for free, for everyone.

Thank you so much for supporting the show. Hey, it's Jody, and I'm really thrilled you're here with me today. In today's

meditation, I'm here to remind you that in choosing love, we find peace, we find clarity and connection.

Love can truly transform and uplift every aspect of our lives,

and it's often the answer that we're seeking.

So, wherever you are, make yourself comfortable. Take a breath. And let's get ready to open our hearts up together. Come into your breath, the reliable, rhythmic giver of life that enters and exits without fail.

Breathing in and breathing out.

Feeling it fill you up every time you inhale and relax you further every time you exhale. Oh, Now slow it down.

elongating the breath each time. time, breathing in deeper, and breathing out longer.

Feel your body slow down.

Feel your mind slow down.

Feel time.

Feel time, slow down.

As you settle deeply into this soft, slow rhythm.

Feel it all slow down. I'm going to. Oh, Now see if you can imagine all the things that feel unsettling for you right now.

The challenges. the challenges, the anxieties, the fears, the upsets. The upsets.

Imagine every single one of them as tiny grains of sand, collecting themselves in front of you, and then slowly culminating into a bowl on the floor. Oh, This small bowl holds it all. The countless grains of sand that are weighing on you. The personal and global scenes of concern.

As you look down at this bowl of sand, take a deep breath in and feel your breath

reach inside of you for seeds of love. Oh, With every inhale, let your breath find these seeds. They live in the laughter of your friends and family.

The tender hugs and the kindness others have shown you. You're going to be. Breathe in.

Breathe in and find the seeds of love that exist in the chirping of the birds, the warmth of the dirt, and the rain drops from the clouds. Oh, You're going to. These seeds of love live in your dreams, and in the hope you have for others and yourself. Look around and see the endless seeds of love that exist within you. Oh, Now imagine with every breath out.

Those countless seeds of love collect in front of you and slowly spread themselves across the vast garden all around you.

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