Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly,

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Look at you. To everyone else, you're just enjoying the sun. But I know what you're really listening to. Me. I'm Patrick Gagney, author of sociopath, a Memoir. You're about to hear what it's

really like to live behind the mask. So get ready. It's time to enter your sociopath era.

Hey, friend, it's Jody. We often try to control everything around us,

clinging to our desires and fears,

and forgetting that there's a greater force at work.

In today's meditation,

part of our Create a Life You Love series, I want to remind you

of something simple but powerful.

You're held.

You don't have to do it all alone. You can rest right here.

You are supported in more ways than you know.

You are supported in more ways than you know. Take a big deep breath, slowly in through your nose,

and exhale fully from your mouth.

Allow your shoulders to drop.

Relax the muscles in your forehead.

Your cheeks.

Your jaw. See if you can visualize yourself in a vast desert, surrounded by majestic sand dunes and a clear blue sky overhead. As you stand there, take a moment to notice any thoughts or emotions that may be coming up for you.

Maybe you're feeling anxious, uncertain, or overwhelmed.

Whatever it is, acknowledge it without judgment,

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