Welcome to episode 2857 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you to day four of our series.

We are already midweek through the theme we're exploring.

Reclaim your mental focus.

You have been on a challenge this week where every day you are invited.

To go on a freedom quest where you consider the kinds of distractions that seem to plague you

and allow yourself to break free of these distractions as certain points throughout your day.

So you might pause in the afternoon and think about what kind of distractions you're experiencing.

And in the evening as you go to bed at night, you might think about what distracted you most during the day.

And then think of how you can begin to let go of these distractions.

And throughout this week's series, you've been focusing on what matters most to you.

So think about what it is that you like to be thinking about.

You're going to be thinking about something.

In advance, before you even start your day, maybe before you even get out of bed,

reflect for a moment on what kinds of thoughts you'd like to experience throughout the day.

Set yourself up for good thoughts all day long.

You'll be surprised by what a difference this makes in your attitude.

And especially you may notice as I have this week,

you get so much done.

I've been able to focus on projects I've been putting off for a while,

simply by letting go of little distractions.

I find that most of my distractions throughout the day

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