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Hey, Jody Agard here.

Self-acceptance is a powerful gift that we can give to ourselves.

So today's meditation will help to guide you toward embracing every part of who you are with kindness and love.

So get cozy.

Take a deep breath.

And let's begin.

Thank you. And let's begin. I've spent too much time wondering if I could change some things about me. If only I did this, or looked like that,

the world would see me differently.

But time has taught me that each time I try to be anything other than me, my soul slowly carodes, My light slowly dims, and I can no longer see. You know, I'm going to The The The

The I've been told I'm too much.

My dreams are too big.

My scars should make me ashamed.

Turn down the volume and stay in your box. So we know you've been tamed.

But each scar I have

paints a tapestry of my life lived loud and free. I won't let you tell me they're ugly or wrong.

I'm proud because this is me.

I'm proud. The

The The

The It rises within my deep sense of self and spills out onto the floor. I'll live my own life.

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