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Hey there, and welcome back to wake me up.

As always, I'm Tyler, your host.

Thanks for tuning in today.

This week, we're working on letting Thanks for tuning in today.

This week, we're working on letting go of the ego, and more specifically, about being okay

when we're wrong and not having all the answers. In today's meditation, we're going to work

on that. And hopefully by the end of this episode, you'll be able to accept your own flaws, your own imperfection, your own lack of knowledge,

a little more freely. So go ahead and find a comfortable position. Any position that you like to meditate in works just fine.

As you may know, I recommend that you meditate sitting up but that's just because I don't want you to

fall asleep so do whatever works best for you and once you've found that position, mentally put everything else to the side for now,

you chose to be here and do this meditation.

So for the next 10 minutes, choose to be present.

Everything else will be waiting for you when you're done.

Now take a deep breath in and as you exhale slowly close your eyes. Take this first moment just to allow yourself to settle into a meditative state.

When we meditate, the mind softens. And this allows us a deeper sense of peace, calm and the state of the mind will follow the state of the body. So to help calm your mind, soften your face. Drop your shoulders down.

Jaw.

And relax your shoulders down.

And for the next 30 seconds or so, just follow the natural rise and fall of your own breath.

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