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Guided Meditation: Self Forgiveness and Freedom · Deeply Well with Devi Brown

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  Speaker 1: From grandmothers who whispered in their baby girl ear to
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  Speaker 1: fathers on dimly lit street corners instructing young soldiers to
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  Speaker 1: always keep their eyes open. You be queen, You were fired,
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  Speaker 1: You were passed through centuries on the hands of your daughters.
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  Speaker 1: They called you wisdom. Proverbs on the backs of diamond
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  Speaker 1: eyed school children who groomed into hymnals recited by amethysts
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  Speaker 1: holding urban philosophers who recited neighborhood commandments out of the
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  Speaker 1: windows of restored Alchemedo chariots. To keep the warmth of
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  Speaker 1: their blood. Be wise, be smart, being black, opal brown,
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  Speaker 1: ports bloodstone, and prayer. Be every form of gem. See
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  Speaker 1: king told, scribe, scribe told son, son, told wife, wife
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  Speaker 1: told her daughter, and daughter told the answer. And the
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  Speaker 1: ancestors told me that you would come to give wisdom thousand.
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  Speaker 1: They said you would come Dropping.
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  Speaker 2: Dropping Jem Welcome. This is the Dropping Gems Podcast, a
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  Speaker 2: place where you can safely sync in to your most
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  Speaker 2: authentic self, where you are free, where you are expansive,
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  Speaker 2: and where we look to connect to our higher consciousness
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  Speaker 2: and all moments, all in service to living a life
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  Speaker 2: that is overflowing with joy, with ease, with abundance with
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  Speaker 2: self love, with deep acceptance of our experiences, and deep
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  Speaker 2: trust of our lives. I'm Debbie Brown. Thank you for
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  Speaker 2: joining me. For those that listen to this show dropping Gems,
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  Speaker 2: you may know that I also host daily meditation on
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  Speaker 2: the choper app. So I'm the voice of some of
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  Speaker 2: the beautiful daily meditations that we offer there, and I
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  Speaker 2: have some meditative series that are available on the choper app.
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  Speaker 2: I have a recent series on gratitude, another series on
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  Speaker 2: self love, a series on parenting, and all are available
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  Speaker 2: on the choper app. And you may also know that
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  Speaker 2: meditation is my jam. I started meditating about ten years
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  Speaker 2: ago and everything in my life opened and bloomed when
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  Speaker 2: I did. It's a practice that I'm deeply grateful for.
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  Speaker 2: I talk about meditation really extensively in a recent episode
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  Speaker 2: that I did. I answered questions about meditation, So if
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  Speaker 2: you're new to meditation and catching this episode, you may
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  Speaker 2: want to reference back to the one right before it,
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  Speaker 2: and I do a lot of Q and A around
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  Speaker 2: the benefits of meditation, how to know that there is
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  Speaker 2: no way to get it wrong, and also just you know,
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  Speaker 2: really being able to surrender into the journey. So this
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  Speaker 2: is my first though that I'm recording in the year
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  Speaker 2: of twenty twenty two. For me, currently, it's January eleventh,
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  Speaker 2: which is also low key a portal day one one,
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  Speaker 2: two two, so it's a nice little vibe day for
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  Speaker 2: those that may be speaking that language the way that
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  Speaker 2: I do. And I really felt heavy on my heart
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  Speaker 2: to lead an episode of meditation on this podcast. I
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  Speaker 2: actually don't do that here because I do that every
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  Speaker 2: day on an app. But there's a meditation that I
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  Speaker 2: wrote exactly two years ago, which for me is a
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  Speaker 2: really powerful moment in time of my life's history. And
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  Speaker 2: as I was kind of clearing out my home, which
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  Speaker 2: is something I do as I go into every new year,
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  Speaker 2: I was going through papers, and I was going through
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  Speaker 2: my office and I was going through these kind of
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  Speaker 2: piles of different presentations and talks and meditations that I've
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  Speaker 2: led over the last year, and I found this one.
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  Speaker 2: And when I picked it up and I started reading it,
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  Speaker 2: I said, you know, yep, I got to share this
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  Speaker 2: on the show. So today's episode, I am grounding you
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  Speaker 2: in a meditation for compassionate self, forgiveness, for deeper love
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  Speaker 2: of self, and for freedom from generational trauma. So as
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  Speaker 2: we sink into this meditation episode right now, I want
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  Speaker 2: to invite everyone that's listening to take a moment, maybe
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  Speaker 2: grab a journal, piece of paper, and a pen if
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  Speaker 2: it's safe and you're able. Definitely don't do this while
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  Speaker 2: you're driving, and find a comfortable place to sit. If
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  Speaker 2: you already have a sacred space, especially if you have
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  Speaker 2: connected with some of my work around that, please take
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  Speaker 2: a moment to head to your sacred space, which is
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  Speaker 2: your own personal little zen cocoon, whatever that means for
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  Speaker 2: each of us. But it's a place in our homes,
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  Speaker 2: or it's a counter in our homes, or a drawer,
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  Speaker 2: a windowsill, maybe an entire room that you can just
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  Speaker 2: go recharge. It's a space where you might regularly connect
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  Speaker 2: for meditation or prayer, where you might want to keep
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  Speaker 2: some candles, or a family heirloom, a Bible, spiritual books, crystals,
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  Speaker 2: those kind of things. So if you have that near,
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  Speaker 2: you connect with that for this episode. And if you don't,
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  Speaker 2: anything works perfect anywhere where you can be all of
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  Speaker 2: you and where you can sit really comfortably still expand
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  Speaker 2: your heart and close your eyes. So as you settle
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  Speaker 2: into that space now, I want to invite everyone to
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  Speaker 2: sit really comfortably, gently close your eyes, and right now
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  Speaker 2: take a couple deep breaths and now experiencing your chest
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  Speaker 2: rise fall and noticing the power of that supportive breath
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  Speaker 2: and the way it just moves through our bodies as
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  Speaker 2: it's supposed to. We don't have to control it. We
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  Speaker 2: just have to allow. And as you connect to that breath,
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  Speaker 2: either now or a little bit later in this meditation,
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  Speaker 2: it may feel good to just let your right hand
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  Speaker 2: go ride across your chest and connect with your heart
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  Speaker 2: and hold it there, or maybe connect it with another
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  Speaker 2: chakra point if that feels good, and just rest here,
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  Speaker 2: allowing the breath to continue to nourish you, and then
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  Speaker 2: releasing it. Eye still, gently close, body comfortable, and just
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  Speaker 2: connect to my voice now. As we move through this
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  Speaker 2: guided meditation, standing in the fullness of our most loving
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  Speaker 2: and authentic selves is the most challenging and rewarding aspect
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  Speaker 2: of our spiritual journey. To come into a space of wholeness,
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  Speaker 2: we must be in a place the full acceptance of
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  Speaker 2: ourselves and our experiences, even the ones that we do
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  Speaker 2: not feel responsibility for. To experiences the wholeness that already
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  Speaker 2: exists inside of us. We must love ourselves fully and deeply.
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  Speaker 2: To embody that wholeness. We must practice removing judgment from
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  Speaker 2: our lens of perception and conpassionately forgive ourselves for anything
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  Speaker 2: that has caused us internal suffering. Coming into our human embodiment.
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  Speaker 2: We do not get to choose the families who we
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  Speaker 2: become a part of, the body type or skin color
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  Speaker 2: that will house our spirits, that environments we will be
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  Speaker 2: raised in, or the collective consciousness of the society that
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  Speaker 2: will shape our earthly experiences. Still we can rise. Still,
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  Speaker 2: we can connect to peace. Still we can love, though
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  Speaker 2: we cannot always fully fathom how this can be so,
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  Speaker 2: our own souls beautifully and perfectly designed each of our
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  Speaker 2: experiences here. Ultimately, those experiences are always intended for the
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  Speaker 2: highest good of ourselves and the highest good of those
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  Speaker 2: connected to us. Amidst a world of suffering, it can
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  Speaker 2: seem difficult to reckon with that knowingness. But as we
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  Speaker 2: continue to surrender to uncertainty, the deepest parts of our
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  Speaker 2: spirits begin to recognize that our ability to experience joy
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  Speaker 2: and love is not circumstantial. Our ability to experience joy
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  Speaker 2: and love is boundless. It is transcendent of space and time.
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  Speaker 2: To ascend to the fullness of our dharma, it is
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  Speaker 2: essential that we come into the understanding that all the
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  Speaker 2: emotional suffering we experience actually takes place within the hands
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  Speaker 2: of our own egos, the place where we put limits
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  Speaker 2: on our experiences and define them as being right or wrong,
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  Speaker 2: good or bad, based on how we perceive the world
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  Speaker 2: and ourselves. By nurturing our being with love and compassion,
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  Speaker 2: we are able to willfully shed all the experiences and
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  Speaker 2: narratives that no longer serve us. Though this process did
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  Speaker 2: not seem easy or even reasonable at first thought, it
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  Speaker 2: can be the most natural and simple state for us
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  Speaker 2: to exist in as we gently deepen in our experience
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  Speaker 2: of this meditation. Together, I'd like to introduce you to
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  Speaker 2: transformational healing process that can be used on your journey.
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  Speaker 2: Compassionate self forgiveness a beautiful tool for inner expansion that
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  Speaker 2: moves you into a space of experiencing profound love and
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  Speaker 2: compassion for yourself and all of creation. Compassionate self forgiveness
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  Speaker 2: creates a way of affirming and experiencing the authentic essence
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  Speaker 2: of who you arely independent of your thoughts, feelings, experiences,
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  Speaker 2: or behavior, a way to end the suffering that forming
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  Speaker 2: judgments causes within us, A path to surrendering to your
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  Speaker 2: essential nature of loving as you settle into your own heart.
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  Speaker 2: I'd like to share with you the way that I
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  Speaker 2: see you. You are a breathtaking being. You are a vibrant,
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  Speaker 2: radiant light. You are expansive and limitless. You are not
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  Speaker 2: defined by your pain. You are safe. You are protected,
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  Speaker 2: You are provided for, You are covered in divine grace.
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  Speaker 2: You are perfectly designed. You have all the tools that
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  Speaker 2: you need for this life inside of you already. You
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  Speaker 2: are valued and valuable. You are loved and lovable. You
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  Speaker 2: are held as precious. You are cherished. You are filled
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  Speaker 2: with love and acceptance for yourself and others. You exude
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  Speaker 2: joy and enthusiasm for yourself and your life. You are
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  Speaker 2: pure potentiality. This life may have not been easy, but
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  Speaker 2: you have continued to show up for yourself. You are
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  Speaker 2: doing your absolute best, and I am so so proud
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  Speaker 2: of you. In this moment, if it's comfortable, connect even
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  Speaker 2: more deeply to the feeling of your right hand being
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  Speaker 2: on your heart as a way of connecting to your
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  Speaker 2: innermost self that is filled with love. Take a moment
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  Speaker 2: here to think of a person, a place, or experience
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  Speaker 2: that you love. Allow your heart to open. Feel your
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  Speaker 2: heart expand stretch to allow more light inside. Notice your
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  Speaker 2: capacity to both hold and grow this love. As we've
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  Speaker 2: prepare to meditate together, let's take a moment to consider
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  Speaker 2: our centering thought. I forgive myself for judging myself as unworthy.
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  Speaker 2: I forgive myself for judging myself as unlovable. The truth
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  Speaker 2: is I am enough. The truth is my worth is inherent.
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  Speaker 2: And now, with your eyes still softly closed, taken a
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  Speaker 2: few long, deep breaths, and if it feels comfortable, gently
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  Speaker 2: introduce the mantra of so Hum so Hum. With each repetition,
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  Speaker 2: feel your body, mind, and spirit open into an expanded
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  Speaker 2: state of awareness. So Hum, so Hum. We'll spend a
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  Speaker 2: few minutes here. I'll mind the time and let you
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  Speaker 2: know when it's time to come back. And now it's
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  Speaker 2: time to release that Mantha. Continue to sit restfully inhaling
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  Speaker 2: and exhaling slowly, and when you feel ready, gently come
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  Speaker 2: back into your body and open your eyes. And as
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  Speaker 2: you continue with your day, hold this thought close. Anger
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  Speaker 2: it into your knowing, into your being. I am enough.
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  Speaker 2: I am whole, I am worthy, I am lovable, I
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  Speaker 2: am enough, I am whole, I am worthy, I am lovable,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm must stay. I hope you enjoy that meditation.
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  Speaker 2: If you want to connect with more meditation, you can
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  Speaker 2: always join me on the choper app, which I believe
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  Speaker 2: right now is available in iOS, and I lead daily
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  Speaker 2: meditation there that runs usually between ten and twenty minutes.
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  Speaker 2: I felt really good reading that meditation. I wrote that
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  Speaker 2: meditation at the top of the pandemic and really connected
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  Speaker 2: to the words then and now, so I'm happy I
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  Speaker 2: got to share that with you. If you get a chance,
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  Speaker 2: listen to the episode that preceded this one for any
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  Speaker 2: questions on meditation or any questions you may have at
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  Speaker 2: this particular juncture of your spiritual journey. As always, thank
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  Speaker 2: you so much for listening. I hope they'll take a
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  Speaker 2: second to rate and review, share with a friend, And
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  Speaker 2: I really hope this year twenty twenty two is the
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  Speaker 2: year that you release all that doesn't serve you and
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  Speaker 2: allow yourself to receive deep expanse of love, allow yourself
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  Speaker 2: to bloom. I know I am love you, and I
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  Speaker 2: mistay Hey find me on social let's connect at Debbie Brown.
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  Speaker 2: That's Twitter and Instagram, or go to my website Debbie
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