The following reflection is led by Tara Brock.

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Learning to stay opens up the space that gives us our life.

That's when it becomes real with our inner life, with others.

So just do a brief reflection on this.

So closing your eyes and we'll just take a pause together.

And just notice what's right here.

Let us happening inside me right now.

That question.

And can I let it be? Can I let it be just as it is?

One sage asks, what have we been unwilling to feel?

You might sense just scan your life a little, and sense what's going on that you've been in some way

not wanting to feel with vulnerability, what fear, what sorrow.

For these moments, let your intention be just to stay a bit, to offer that attention

that can truly transform.

You might deepen your attention a little, feel where whatever might be vulnerable, might be scared,

might be sad, is living in your body.

And just for these few moments, offer a genuinely kind attention.

And that means that if you'd like to also offer a gesture of kindness,

that can be a really powerful part of staying, just simply putting your hand on your heart or your cheek,

two hands on your heart.

So that you're really communicating inwardly, I'm here right now.

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