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Today, I wanted to do another

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kind of podcast, a podcast that

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can really help you. Every time

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something happens at work or in

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your life that is really

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affecting you. Maybe you feel

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completely overwhelmed or

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stressed for the time being, or

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maybe a problem came up and

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you're afraid that you might

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fail, or you have to disappoint

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someone or your heart was just

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broken, you missed the

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promotion, or you just made a

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mistake, or were given negative

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feedback, or you screwed up a

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presentation. Well, there is an

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African proverb that says smooth

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seas do not make skillful

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sailors. And a crisis or

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challenge is often an

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opportunity to grow. And I know

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that life only gives me what I

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can handle, it is here to teach

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me and to help me grow. It

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pushes me out of my comfort

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zone. But sometimes it can

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really feel hard and feel like

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it's too much. When I face a big

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challenge that makes me feel

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bad, I want to escape that

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feeling at all costs. And

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sometimes I then act from a

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place of fear, or of anger or

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sadness or resignation. Instead

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of responding from a place of

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love, or with actions truly

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aligned with my values and with

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who I really am. And that way I

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reach my desired outcome. And

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that's when I grow and reach

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amazing results. But to get

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there, I often like listening to

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a meditation. And that's what I

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wanted to offer to you as well.

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A meditation you can listen to

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every time you face a big

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challenge, and that meditation

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will help you feel better and

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act with more skillful action.

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So let's start. I'm Murielle. co

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mom, an educator, I used to work

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really hard and sacrifice the

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important things to me until I

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lost my motivation. Fast

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forwards past many failed

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attempts and lessons learned.

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And I found a way to reach great

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results while working less.

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Today, I'm obsessed with helping

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other leaders build meaningful

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lives. So each week I'll be

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sharing inspiration to change

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your life and organisation. This

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is rebel leader with a hearts I

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want you to enjoy meditating. So

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sit as comfortably as possible.

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loosen those shoulders, loosen

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up your jaw. Sometimes I feel

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that it can help to first

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contract everything as much as

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possible, until you feel like

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completely releasing everything.

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Open your mind and your heart.

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And just let's see what happens.

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Now close your eyes and take

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three deep breaths in by the

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nose and out by the mouth.

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check in to see if your body is

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relaxed. Nope. I don't want you

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to be the Dalai Lama. Just be

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yourself. Or like Oscar Wilde

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would say, Be yourself because

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everyone else is already taken.

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We all know that life is full of

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challenges. And it's how you

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accept and handle these

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challenges that makes you who

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you are. It's what defines you.

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Now I want you to bring that

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challenge in front of you. Try

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to visualise this challenge in a

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bubble just in front of your

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eyes. Some of you might find it

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difficult to visualise it and

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that's okay. Just think about it

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then. Now let's see how this challenge

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is making you feel What's the

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story? You tell yourself about

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this challenge? Simply notice

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your thoughts without judging

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them. They simply are thoughts,

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and we all have them. And what is the emotion you

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currently feel? Do you feel

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anger, sadness, frustration,

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confusion, guilt, or maybe some

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heaviness. Whatever you feel,

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just observe that feeling. It's

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okay. And what is happening in your

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body, your body is often

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reacting. And it's important to

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listen to it. Because when we

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don't listen to our body, that's

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when sometimes we ignore

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important things and important

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signals. So do you feel some

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tension, some movements, warmth,

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coldness, some pain, maybe just

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try to notice what you feel. And

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stay with it for a moment.

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Maybe the sensation is

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uncomfortable, but it's okay.

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You can stay with it for a

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moment longer. Nothing is going

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to happen if you stay with that

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sensation. And it's often

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because we want to escape the

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sensation that we end up

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reacting instead of putting the

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actions in place that will lead

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to our desired outcome. So try

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to bring some gratitude to what

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you feel. I know it might sound

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counterintuitive, to show

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gratitude for this challenge or

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for your negative sensations.

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Just remember that it's because

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of our negative emotions that we

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can adapt. Without those

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negative feelings, we wouldn't

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grow. And we wouldn't have

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survived as humans. So bring

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some tenderness and gratitude to

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what you feel. It's your body

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that is trying to keep you safe.

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And you are safe now, and you

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are worthy. Don't try to change

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anything for now. You are

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growing and be grateful for

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that. You're just like a

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butterfly that is about to come

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out of its cocoon. And if you

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feel some resistance, that's

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okay to just show some gratitude

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for that resistance. You are an

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amazing person that is about to

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overcome yet another challenge.

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And I know that life has thrown

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many challenges at you, but

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haven't you always overcome

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them? There is another quotes

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that I love. Challenges is what

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makes life interesting. And

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overcoming them is what makes

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life meaningful. And maybe you

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think, no, but I don't want an

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interesting life. Just give me

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some peace and quiet. But you

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know, that's not who you are.

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You would get bored if nothing

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challenging ever happened. But I

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know that growing can hurt. Life

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is simply here to teach you

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something. So look at this

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challenge and see it as an

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opportunity instead of a

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punishment, or a problem. You

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can even ask your challenge a

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question. What are you trying to

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teach me? And just let go, sit

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still and see what answer

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emerges. You don't have to do

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anything. Just allow the answer

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to rise. What are you trying to

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teach me some Challenges keep coming back

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until you figure it is out and

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grow. But the difference is that

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today, you are listening. In the

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past, you might have resisted

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this challenge, or handled it

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with anger, frustration or

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resignation, but not today.

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Today you have gratitude for it.

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And now, I want you to think

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about what is important for you.

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What comes up for you? What do

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you deeply care about.

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Just keep that in mind as you

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are about to come out of this

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meditation and continue your day

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with a new energy. Today, you

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can truly live your day and you

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embrace what life's puts in

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front of you, instead of

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resisting it. Now take a deep

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breath. You were amazing and you did

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great work here. So whenever you

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are ready, you can let go of

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this challenge. Start slowly

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moving your toes and fingers you

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can slowly stretch

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and open your eyes. Have a

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wonderful day.