Not Taking Things So Personally
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
"Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace."
~ Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
There's a lot going on in the world today that is cause for stress. In fact, you may wonder if you'll ever feel at peace in the world again. In this week's series, you'll discover ways to feel at peace in the world regardless of what's going on around you. As the end of the year approaches and with Christmas celebrated this week, tensions can run high as we maneuver around cherished traditions that now require social distancing from loved ones. This week is also a week to discover how not to take things so personally and how to roll with the punches a little more. This is part 7 of a 7-part Peace On Earth meditation series, episodes 2187-2193. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in a Peace Quest. Every day this week, focus on not taking things so personally. To do this, try not to focus on "I" statements. If you are stressed about the insensitive way someone spoke to you, for example, instead of thinking, "I can't believe she said that! Instead, try reframing your thoughts to a more objective stance such as, "She must be stressed. She probably didn't mean to say that to me." You'll be surprised by how much peace on earth de-personalizing things can bring to you! THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Peace Visualization Day 2: Affirmation "Peace is all around me." Day 3: Inhale Visualizing Peace, Exhale Sending Out Peace Day 4: Dyan Mudra technique Day 5: Fourth Chakra Focus Day 6: Layer the week's techniques together Day 7: Weekly Reflection Meditation LET'S SUPPORT EACH OTHER - WANT TO SHARE YOUR MEDITATION RITUAL WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS? Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at Mary@SipandOm.com or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!SUBSCRIBE, LEAVE A REVIEW + TAKE OUR SURVEY
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,178 of your daily meditation podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you to the final day of our series we've been exploring all week long. |
| 0:18.1 | This has been a series with the theme of peace on earth. |
| 0:24.1 | Christmas was celebrated this week, |
| 0:26.6 | and we are heading into the closure of the year 2020 as you're guided in today's meditation you will reflect back over |
| 0:40.0 | your week and if you could do this meditation outside, I know for many of you in the |
| 0:48.1 | northern hemisphere, it's very cold right now. You could even open up a window or door and bundle up and connect |
| 0:56.4 | to what's happening outside. If you're in the southern hemisphere it might be |
| 1:01.4 | hot for you as you are experiencing warm weather. So this is a way for you to really feel connected with the world around you when you meditate outside. |
| 1:16.7 | As you do today's meditation, |
| 1:19.9 | this is an episode sponsored by the Sippen-Ome Meditation App. |
| 1:26.3 | You can try the app for seven days, absolutely free. |
| 1:31.2 | And on the app, you receive access to over 2,000 guided meditations and each week you receive a journal which has a daily reflection question on it, and you also receive a slowdown guide |
| 1:47.5 | with all the weeks meditation techniques for you. |
| 1:51.8 | So you don't have to wonder, what was the breathing technique for this week's theme or |
| 1:56.0 | what was the affirmation it's all there for you you are taken a little more deeply into the week's series that we explore here on the |
| 2:07.4 | podcast and each episode for the week has the option to meditate for 30 minutes. So that's where you can go a little |
| 2:20.0 | more deeply with your meditation series. Maybe as you make New Year's resolutions, you'd like |
| 2:25.2 | to include longer guided meditations. By the way, I want to ask you how your weekly challenge is going. Your week's challenge has been not to take things so personally this week, |
| 2:42.0 | especially if you got together with family members or loved |
| 2:46.7 | ones for the holidays, even virtually. As we social distance and continue to live and interact so differently during this pandemic. |
| 3:01.0 | If it was difficult for you not to take things personally, you are not alone. |
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