Creating Happiness, Day 2: ""The Inner Joy Architect: Design Your Non-Negotiable Happiness" meditation series
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
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šļø 20 October 2025
ā±ļø 30 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to today's session, where we anchor into the truth: "Happiness is within me." Be guided as you use this powerful affirmation to recognize that true fulfillment is an internal creation, not something to be sought externally.
WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S SERIES:Ā
Are you tired of leaving your happiness to chance, waiting for perfect external conditions before you allow yourself to feel good? This week, we stop waiting and start building, handing you theĀ blueprintsĀ to becomeĀ The Inner Joy ArchitectĀ and design a sense of fulfillment so foundational, it's absolutely non-negotiable. Join us for seven transformative days as we define joy onĀ yourĀ terms, rewire your expectations, and lay the unshakeable foundation for a life rich with personalized, lasting delight.
This is a replay from a popular series that I shared a few years ago.
This is day 2 of a 7-day meditation series, "The Inner Joy Architect: Design Your Non-Negotiable Happiness," episodes 2670-2676.
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE:Ā The Happiness Briefing
Maintain a happiness report: write down what makes you happy each day.
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All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email toĀ [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
The beach waves were composed by Mike Koenig.
Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 2,670 of your daily guided meditation. |
| 0:07.3 | I welcome you to day two of the series. |
| 0:11.0 | We are exploring this week. |
| 0:14.1 | It is how to be happy, the art of happiness. |
| 0:20.3 | And in today's episode, you're going to be guided using an affirmation as your meditation |
| 0:26.8 | technique. |
| 0:28.0 | I like to share an affirmation on day two of every series because I encourage you to |
| 0:35.2 | repeat the affirmation throughout the week. The best times to repeat the affirmation throughout the week. |
| 0:38.3 | The best times to repeat an affirmation are in the mornings and in the evenings. |
| 0:45.3 | As you start your day, you're not likely to have your thoughts distracted and cluttered. |
| 0:53.3 | And as you end your day you're winding down letting go of the |
| 0:59.3 | thoughts and cares of the day so those are great times to repeat an affirmation however |
| 1:05.8 | any time is a good time to repeat an affirmation. |
| 1:11.7 | And I recommend that you put an alarm on your phone or somewhere so that you remind yourself |
| 1:22.3 | to repeat the affirmation. |
| 1:24.9 | Otherwise you can go through the week and forget all about the affirmation and the affirmation. Otherwise, you can go through the week and forget all about the affirmation. |
| 1:31.0 | And the affirmation is a very important part of a weekly series. I always loved being part of |
| 1:38.5 | yoga and meditation teacher training. And at a retreat I go to at Ananda in the Sierra Nevada |
| 1:47.0 | Mountains of Northern California and there's always a silent breakfast where there's no |
| 1:54.5 | conversation we wear a little badge that says I am in silence then after breakfast, a little bell is rung, and that means |
| 2:06.4 | that the silence is over, breakfast is finished, and the affirmation is read. The affirmation |
| 2:15.5 | for the day is revealed to us, and we repeat it in the same way that I repeat |
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