Staying Positive In Negative Situations Part 1
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
"When I forced myself to focus on the positive events in my life, I was able to release the painful negative thoughts I was experiencing." --Carla from San Diego, CA, USA, Your fellow meditator
Does negativity seem to consume you? When consumed by negative thoughts, It can be easy to lose sight of the ordinary miracles happening in life like the morning sunrise, the loyalty of your pet, or the blossom, and fragrance of a flower. This week, you are invited to refocus your thoughts on the positivity in the world.
This is day 1 of a 7-day Staying Positive in Negative Situations Meditation series, episodes 2236-2242. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in an Ordinary Miracles Quest. You are encouraged to focus on an aspect of the positivity happening in the world every day. In each episode, I'll share the day's specific positivity focus and you're encouraged to journal about it. Begin to focus on the miracle of life around you. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Visualization on Kindness Day 2: Affirmation, "I am a part of the miracle of life." 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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| 0:00.0 | This is episode 2,236 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you to a brand new series we're lodging into this week. |
| 0:14.0 | This is a series by popular request. |
| 0:18.0 | In fact, it stems from what one of your fellow meditators shared with me recently |
| 0:26.0 | and I shared this with you on the podcast. |
| 0:29.0 | I had such a response from you empathizing with Gina from Long Island |
| 0:36.0 | in regard to her employer's spreading rumors about her. |
| 0:44.0 | She's been feeling depressed and consumed by negative thoughts |
| 0:51.0 | and she feels it's out of her control. |
| 0:55.0 | There's nothing she can really do to stem these false rumors. |
| 1:01.0 | Many of you reached out to let me know about your unique situations |
| 1:06.0 | where people spread rumors about you and I realized how damaging these rumors |
| 1:14.0 | can be especially during these times during a pandemic |
| 1:19.0 | because we're not communicating with each other in our normal fashion. |
| 1:27.0 | So you might be communicating on Zoom or by text or email or phone. |
| 1:32.0 | And so it's likely that you are not in a regular situation |
| 1:39.0 | where you're faced to face with people. |
| 1:42.0 | Even if you are social distancing at your particular workplace, |
| 1:47.0 | chances are you're still not communicating the way you're used to |
| 1:54.0 | with masks on. |
| 1:56.0 | It's really difficult to read people's expressions. |
| 1:59.0 | So just depending on where you live and the different ways people are managing |
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