Grounded in Time, Day 5: "The Art of Enough" meditation series

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This brief meditation focuses on the throat chakra and encourages authentic self-expression. By visualizing your voice as a clear stream, you'll cultivate confidence and clarity.

Meditation:

Find a quiet space. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Focus on your throat, imagining a clear blue light. Visualize your voice as a strong, clear stream. Let go of any hesitation. Breathe deeply.

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S GUIDED MEDITATION SERIES

This meditation series invites you to explore the concept of time as a finite resource. Drawing inspiration from Oliver Burkeman's "Four Thousand Weeks," you'll delve into the art of living fully within your allotted time. By focusing on mindfulness, gratitude, and intention, you're invited to cultivate a deeper appreciation for the present moment and make conscious choices that align with your values

This is episode 5 of this week's 7-day meditation series, "The Art of Enough," episodes 3156-3162.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Give Yourself Permission to Slow Down

This week your challenge is to consider all the ways you can slow down each day. When you wake up in the morning, plan ways to do less.

A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME:

Get ready for an exciting journey with a new meditation technique daily, perfectly tailored to the week's theme! Infuse these powerful practices into the most stressful moments of your day to master difficult emotions. These dynamic techniques will help you tame the "monkey mind," keeping your thoughts from interrupting your meditation and bringing peace and focus to your life.

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RESOURCES

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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**All of the information shared on this podcast is for your enjoyment only. Please don't consider the meditation techniques, herbal tea information, or other information shared by Mary Meckley or any of her guests as a replacement for any medical or psychological treatment. That being said, please enjoy any peace, energy, or clarity you may experience as you meditate.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 3,160 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:08.0	I welcome you to day five of this week's series. You are on a journey this week to practice the art of
0:17.6	enough and this is following along with a fascinating book 4,000 weeks by Oliver Berkman. 4,000 weeks represents the number of
0:31.0	weeks you would live in your life if you lived to the age of 80 years old.
0:39.2	I know several of you are already there and beyond that.
0:44.0	It's been an honor to get to know several
0:47.2	fellow meditators who are in to their 80s and even 90s and I've had the pleasure to meet several of you who have
0:58.0	reached out to me over the years and I'm in contact frequently with a few of you who let me know what's going on in your life and you live such quality lives and one of the main qualities that you share with me and what led you to
1:17.6	meditation even though most of your contemporaries do not meditate.
1:24.4	You felt drawn to living in the present moment.
1:29.6	You felt a deep need to live your life focused on a few things that mattered most to you.
1:39.5	And that is the main premise of the book 4,000 weeks with the concept you've been exploring this week of
1:46.2	finitude where you don't have to do all these different things that may even make you feel like you're missing out if you don't try it,
1:58.0	it's more or less where first you must become very aware of your values and what matters most to you
2:09.3	and I'm going to guide you in a meditation to do that today.
2:14.0	So first I always share with you insight
2:18.0	and this feed your mind and helps you to go more deeply into the week's theme.
2:24.6	So as you consider the art of enough,
2:29.2	think about what it is that is really important to you and then think about the things you do in
2:39.2	your life that represent your values the most.
2:44.0	And there will be a lot of other things that come your way
2:48.0	that may seem appealing.
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