This is episode 2,195 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.

I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you back to day two of our series this week. We are exploring an important theme, especially

for these times we are living, and that is simplicity. This is a series where you will discover

interior simplicity regardless of what's going on in the world around you and this is where it all starts. We

often begin a simplicity journey by organizing our homes or setting goals for the new year which you likely have

done and that is all good and well. But before you begin to focus on simplicity in your external life, it's important to make sure that within your interior life, you have clarity. Interior simplicity is honest. It's a purity of your intention.

It impacts your interactions with others. It impacts your behavior and

your decisions. Simplicity is not necessarily living an uncluttered life or plainness or anti-technology. It's not getting back to the way things used to be. It's not a form of nostalgia. Instead, on your simplicity quest this week, you will

be allowing yourself the clarity of self-control.

Simplicity helps you to make decisions

and choices for yourself with crystal clarity.

It may be a difficult project.

It may be super technological.

It may be as simple as being present for a friend. Interior

simplicity has you living your life with full intention and purpose.

And because you have evaluated

what means most to you as you'll be doing in this week's series.

You're able to have this clarity to live your life cutting through distractions.

In order to accomplish this self-control,

you need an important quality on your simplicity quest and that quality is patience

So as you settle yourself down and get ready to meditate, the focus will be on patience. I'll be guiding you as you repeat

an affirmation, which is a positive statement that helps you to focus on your intention.

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