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Now, before our episode begins, here's a quick word from today's sponsors.

Good morning, my friend. Welcome to a brand new day.

I'm so glad you're here for this little morning ritual to focus on cultivating positive energy,

kindness, respect, and love within yourself, and then practice sharing it with the world.

Because what we put out into the world comes back to us in return. So find a comfortable position, whether that's sitting or lying down. If you're still in bed, maybe you want to

roll over and sit up, just so you don't fall back

asleep.

But it doesn't really matter.

Do what works best for you and the space you're in.

And take a nice deep breath, inhaling, all the way into your lungs, and expanding down through the diaphragm.

Hold it for just a second, and then exhale, release.

And gently go ahead and close your eyes.

And just notice that subtle rise and fall of your own breath,

that wave-like motion,

and how it's connected to the rhythm of your heartbeat. This system of breath and heartbeat

form together the engine of your being

and what you cultivate here at your core not only spreads throughout your entire body but into the world

surrounding you as well.

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