Hello and welcome. We're so grateful you're here. Our meditation will begin shortly after a brief word from our sponsors who make these meditations available for free, for everyone.

Thank you so much for supporting the show. Jody here, here, and I'm so glad you're joining me today.

If you felt pushed and pulled by the demands of others or the chaos of circumstances beyond your control,

today's meditation is especially for you. It's all about embracing patience, which is really our

superpower to not let the outside world shake our inner peace.

So let's take a deep breath and gently release our grip on control.

I hope you enjoy. Let's begin by bringing your attention onto your breath.

Bringing you away from the thoughts and emotions swirling around and finding comfort in the simple

movement of your inhale and your exhale.

Breathe in.

Breathe out. Now let your breath expand, breathing in just a bit deeper, and breathing out just a bit longer, letting it slow you down and bring you here. Oh, Your body may be asking for attention. Perhaps your body may be asking for attention.

Perhaps your nose itches, or your arm wants to move, or maybe your leg wants to stretch.

Without responding to any of these requests, see if you can simply notice what your body is

asking for and sit with it.

with it.

Resisting the urge to scratch or stretch or move just for a little bit.

And instead just focus on your breath while you wait.

Breathing out any discomforts through your exhale. You're going to be here. You're going to be. Oh, Now see if you can recognize any thoughts you may be having.

Thoughts telling you to do something, or thoughts reminding you of the tasks for the day

ahead. See if you can imagine these thoughts as clouds floating above you hear separate from them.

Choosing in this moment not to engage in their demands.

But instead, sitting here patiently, calmly, in the space of presence and nothingness, just being.

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