This is episode 1,998 of the Daily Meditation podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley.

Here you are getting ready to give yourself a little peace, energy, and clarity.

It's one of the best things you could be doing for yourself right now as we all

endure this global pandemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus. You may be tired of hearing that word.

I know I am. You might be stuck in your home. You might be on the front line.

You may be sick or grieving the loss of a loved one or of your job. There's a lot of fear and uncertainty surrounding this pandemic we're all in

together and so in this week's series we launch into a brand new theme we'll explore

for an entire week.

When I selected this series, I was wrapping Easter gifts for my two sons who are really

big fans of martial arts.

So as I was wrapping the book, The Art of War, I started flipping through its pages and I realized

that so much of the wisdom of this ancient book that was written over 2,500 years ago by the Chinese general Sun Su is applicable to how you manage your own

internal crises that you face in your life, in your career, with relationships with your loved ones,

and in how you manage your stress on a day-to-day basis.

And so I thought that this week's series could be all about the art of war to help you strengthen your inner

reserves to be able to battle the stress, the uncertainty that you may be experiencing,

and to prepare for opportunities that await you.

It can feel as though you are at war with your emotions

during the best of times and at the worst of times.

And a pandemic can definitely qualify as a worst-of-time scenario.

So this week's series is all about how to wage war on those tumultuous emotions.

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