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<v Speaker 1>Hussles to the us. Good morning, Welcome to this quiet

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<v Speaker 1>moment to day. We turn toward something warm and real,

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<v Speaker 1>something that has been with you since the very beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>We turn toward the warmth of your own presence. Take

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<v Speaker 1>a slow, deep breath, Let the air feel you completely,

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<v Speaker 1>from the lowest point of your diaphragm to the highest

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<v Speaker 1>reach of your lungs, and release it with a gentle sigh,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of axial that comes when you finally sit

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<v Speaker 1>down after a long day, when you finally let go

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever you have been holding. You are here. That

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<v Speaker 1>may sound obvious, but let it land for a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>Let it settle into your awareness the way sunlight settles

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<v Speaker 1>into a room, slowly and completely. You are here, in

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<v Speaker 1>this body, in this room, in this exact point in

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<v Speaker 1>time and space. Out of all the billions of people

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<v Speaker 1>on this planet, out of all the millions of passable mornings,

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<v Speaker 1>this one has chosen you. This moment is yours, and

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<v Speaker 1>it is asking nothing of you except that you be

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<v Speaker 1>present for it. Place your hands over your heart now,

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<v Speaker 1>one gently resting on top of the other. Fill the

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<v Speaker 1>gentle rise and fall of your chest beneath your palms,

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<v Speaker 1>Feel the steady beat of your heart, strong and faithful,

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<v Speaker 1>a rhythm that has been playing since before you drew

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<v Speaker 1>your first conscious breath. This heart has been beating for

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<v Speaker 1>you since before you were born, without being asked, without

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<v Speaker 1>needing recognition, without ever taking a single moment off. It

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<v Speaker 1>has never stopped, not once. Through every emotion you have felt,

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<v Speaker 1>every experience you have had, it has been there. There

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<v Speaker 1>is a warmth that comes from presence, from allowing yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to be fully in the moment, without reaching backward toward

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<v Speaker 1>the past or leaning forward into the future. It is

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<v Speaker 1>the warmth of a hand resting on your shoulder, except

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<v Speaker 1>the hand is your own and the shoulder is your own,

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<v Speaker 1>And the warmth comes from the simple act of paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention to yourself, of noticing that you are here and

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<v Speaker 1>that being here matters. Breathe into the warmth beneath your hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Let each inhale bring a little more kindness toward yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>the kind of kindness you would naturally offer to a

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<v Speaker 1>friend in need. Let each exhale release a little more

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<v Speaker 1>self criticism, a little more doubt about whether you deserve

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<v Speaker 1>this moment of peace and stillness. You do deserve it,

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<v Speaker 1>not because you have ended through productivity or achievement, but

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<v Speaker 1>because you are a human being, and being human is

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<v Speaker 1>reason enough for gentleness. Let your breathing soften, not shallow,

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<v Speaker 1>but gentle, like the breathing of some one who is

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<v Speaker 1>completely at ease in the world. There is nothing to

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<v Speaker 1>fix right now, nothing to improve, nothing to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>or solve or decide. Simply breathe and feel the warmth

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<v Speaker 1>of your own hands and your chair, a tangible reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that you are held, that you are present, that you

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<v Speaker 1>are here. Imagine now that the warmth beneath your palms

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<v Speaker 1>is spreading, like a small sun that lives inside your chest.

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<v Speaker 1>With each breath it grows a little brighter, a little

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<v Speaker 1>more generous, feeling not just you, but reaching outward to

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<v Speaker 1>touch every one you will meet to day. They swarmth

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<v Speaker 1>is not something you have to manufacture or perform. It

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<v Speaker 1>is the natural radiance of a person who has remembered

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<v Speaker 1>their own worth. It has always been there, steady and patient,

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for you to notice it. And now that you

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<v Speaker 1>have let it shine without reservation, let morning light reach

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<v Speaker 1>through the window and touch your skin. Now, feel it

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<v Speaker 1>warming the back of your hands, your closed eyelids, the

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<v Speaker 1>tops of your fingers where they rest against your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>This light has traveled ninety three million miles to find you,

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<v Speaker 1>passing through the vast emptiness of space, to land gently

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<v Speaker 1>on this very spot, and it asks for nothing. It

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<v Speaker 1>simply offers its warmth, the way you are learning to

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<v Speaker 1>offer your own warmth to yourself, without condition, without reservation,

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<v Speaker 1>without expectation of return. Think of someone who has shown

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<v Speaker 1>your warm presence in the past. A friend who simply

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<v Speaker 1>sat with you when words were not enough, a loved

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<v Speaker 1>one who held your hand without needing to fix anything.

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<v Speaker 1>A stranger whose unexpected kindness changed the course of your

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<v Speaker 1>entire day. That warmth lives in you now. It has

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<v Speaker 1>taken root, and it grows every time you offer the

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<v Speaker 1>same gentle presence to yourself or to another. You are

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<v Speaker 1>both the giver and the receiver of this warmth, and

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<v Speaker 1>there is no end to its supply. Feel the temperature

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<v Speaker 1>of the air on your face, on your hands, on

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<v Speaker 1>the back of your neck. Notice the quality of the

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<v Speaker 1>silence around you. Perhaps it is not truly slan, Perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>they are distant sounds filtering in from the world beyond

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<v Speaker 1>this room. But there is a stillness within you that

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<v Speaker 1>holds all sound, the way a vast ocean holds every wave,

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<v Speaker 1>receiving everything and remaining fundamentally at peace. Let us take

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<v Speaker 1>three more breadths, each one deepening the scents of warm,

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<v Speaker 1>gentle presence. In with kindness, out with release. Feel the

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<v Speaker 1>warmth in your palms, the beat beneath them, the simple

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<v Speaker 1>miracle of a body that breathes. Keep your hands on

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<v Speaker 1>your heart for a moment longer. Feel the warmth there.

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<v Speaker 1>It has always been there, and it will always be

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<v Speaker 1>there whenever you need to return to it. The world

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<v Speaker 1>will ask much of you to day, but right now

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<v Speaker 1>you are allowed to simply be thank you for being here.

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<v Speaker 1>I will meet you in this quiet place again to

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<v Speaker 1>morrow