Staying Focused on What Matters Most, Day 4 Looking Inward Meditations
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2021
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
"Do not let anything turn you from your purpose"
~ From Aesop's fable "The Wolf and the Kid."
Do you find it difficult to be present in the world these days? If so, you're in for a treat this week as you journey inward to become more present in your day-to-day life. This series is also a very special one because it was put together by your fellow meditator, Kristin Kneubauer, a journalist who works for Reuters in Washington DC. Come meet her and listen to her fascinating meditation journey.
This is day 4 of a 7-day Looking Inward Meditation series, episodes 2306-2312.
YOUR WEEKLY CHALLENGE
Looking Inward Quest
Every morning, ask yourself this question, "if I could do anything right now, what would it be?". Reflect on this question and find a way to accomplish it.
THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Visualization Day 2: Affirmation Day 3: Breathing Technique Day 4: Mudra Technique Day 5: Chakra Technique Day 6: Layer Meditation Techniques Day 7: Reflection + Introspection SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY 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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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,309 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.6 | Welcome to day four of our series. |
| 0:11.8 | We are midweek as we explore the theme of looking inward to become more present in your life. |
| 0:22.6 | I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you. |
| 0:26.1 | I wonder how you're doing with your challenge. |
| 0:30.8 | I hope that you are finding some things that you'd like to pursue in your life. |
| 0:38.0 | Your challenge was issued by none other than one of your fellow meditators |
| 0:44.5 | that you heard in an interview in the very first episode. |
| 0:50.5 | Her name is Kristen Newbauer and Kristen lives in Washington, DC. |
| 0:56.2 | She's been a listener of the Daily Meditation Podcast and she's on the app now |
| 1:02.7 | and she's been a listener from the very beginning. |
| 1:06.1 | And if you are too, I want to thank you and I'm so honored that you listen |
| 1:13.1 | to the podcast episodes day in and day out and show up for yourself. |
| 1:18.0 | If you're new here, I want you to know you are in the right place. |
| 1:23.7 | Everybody begins their meditation journey in their own way. |
| 1:28.5 | We all start somewhere so here you are wherever you are on your journey. |
| 1:34.9 | Now your challenge is to daily ask yourself, what is it you want in your life? |
| 1:45.9 | What would you like to bring into your life? |
| 1:50.4 | In today's episode, you are going to be guided in a meditation to help you persevere. |
| 2:01.2 | That can be a very important quality these days as so many things are seemingly beyond our control. |
| 2:11.5 | This uncertainty can create so much impatience. |
| 2:15.6 | You are likely feeling as we all are, as I am for sure, so tired of this pandemic |
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