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<v Speaker 1>Welcome. Take a slow breath. There is nowhere else you

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<v Speaker 1>need to be, nothing else you need to figure out.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, you are exactly where you need to be, present, here, alive.

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<v Speaker 1>You are becoming more present every day, not because the

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<v Speaker 1>past stops calling or the future stops arriving. They never stop,

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<v Speaker 1>but because you are learning to meet this moment instead,

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<v Speaker 1>to be here instead of somewhere else in your head.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is a skill, a real skill, one that

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<v Speaker 1>changes the quality of your entire life. Take a breath

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<v Speaker 1>and notice where is your mind right now? Is it

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<v Speaker 1>here or is it somewhere else? Is it in a conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>You just had a task you have to do later,

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<v Speaker 1>or worry about something that might happen. That is okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that is normal. That is what minds do. The practice

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<v Speaker 1>is simply to notice, and when you notice, to gently

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<v Speaker 1>come back, come back to this breath, this moment, this place.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel your body in this moment, the weight of you,

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<v Speaker 1>the temperature of the air, the sounds around you. You

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<v Speaker 1>are here. You are actually here, not performing presents, not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be present, just being here, and that is enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Presence is not about having a quiet mind. It is

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<v Speaker 1>about being here for the mind you have being here

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<v Speaker 1>for the life you are living, not missing it while

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<v Speaker 1>you are busy thinking about it. Each moment is an opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Each breath is a door, and you are learning to

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<v Speaker 1>walk through that door more often, more willingly, more naturally,

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<v Speaker 1>because you are becoming more present every day. Carry this

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<v Speaker 1>with you when you find yourself somewhere else, come back.

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<v Speaker 1>One breath at a time, one moment at a time.

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<v Speaker 1>That is the practice. That is the gift. You are

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<v Speaker 1>becoming more present every day, and it is enough.