This is Episode 1528. Welcome to the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary

Megley and I want to congratulate you for giving yourself permission to slow

down. In today's episode, I'll share with you a meditation technique to help

you uplift your thoughts. And this is the final episode in our week-long

self-care for your soul series where each day this week you've explored a

different meditation technique to nurture your soul. This is all about self-care.

But not so much self-care to check things off a list, to feel as though you're

making a lot of progress in your job or exercising every day for a week or eating

well. Those are all important ways to care for yourself. But they don't

necessarily give you hope or help you to feel more fulfilled in your life. Or give

you the kind of meaning in your life that's lasting. And so many times it's

easy to neglect your passions and your emotions and what helps you to feel as

though you're really engaged with your life. So that's what this whole series

has been about in today's episode as I mentioned. As you are guided through

this technique that you can carry into your meditation, I encourage you to

reward yourself by going outside to meditate and maybe even doing a walking

meditation. This is important to do once a week if you can do it. So instead of

walking from point A to point B mindlessly, just randomly thinking different

thoughts, try focusing on the world around you in a mindful way, noticing the

light and the weather and the textures on the plants you see around you or the

rocks from maybe the road or buildings or people. This is a beautiful way to

celebrate ending a series all about self-care. So you know where you can find the

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