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Maybe taking a few nice deep

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in and out breaths.

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Feeling the body, filling with air,

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feeling the release,

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the letting go.

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No matter who we are or what our

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experience in life has been,

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It's just complex

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and challenging

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for all of us.

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And as a result,

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we carry many wounds.

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And here

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is this

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radical

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invitation

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to meet and greet ourselves

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just as we are

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with all of the distractions,

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all of the worries,

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all of the anxieties,

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all of the pain.

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And have a moment where we can

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put down any fight or argument

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with just the existence

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of these complexities.

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And for just a moment, acknowledge,

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validate,

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of course, it's hard, of course, it's challenging.

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And offer a breath,

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a simple

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breathing in and out.

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One is full of the life energy

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that is the gift

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in the midst of this complexity.

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It's always here

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from the first breath we take,

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that moment of our birth

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to the last breath each one of us

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will take

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at the moment of our death.

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And this radical

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invitation

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to set down the energy of go,

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do, get done.

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Instead, have room to

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acknowledge

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being

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alive.

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The breathing mystery of life,

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and capacity

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to feel,

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to love,

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to care,

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to bring a wise, clear scene that has

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no reason to judge

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because it totally

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already

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understands.

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We have our moments

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where we feel into this opening.

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And we have our moments where we hear

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this opening,

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maybe

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don't so much feel it

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in this moment now.

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And isn't that also the radical invitation?

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That's just

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fine too.

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Where we are is never a problem.

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It's just where we are in this moment.

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So we breathe in,

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breathe out with this.

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Offered

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prayer

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for meditation.

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May I have compassion

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and understanding for myself

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just as I am.

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May I have compassion

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and understanding

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for myself

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just as I am.

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What's a practice this morning that would be

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useful for you?

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Maybe a simple breath practice, which is never

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a simple but simple breath.

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There's the feeling, the dropping, the opening, the

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releasing

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into these moments of being alive, awake to

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the breath.

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And, of course, there's all the other stuff

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our minds get snagged and caught up in.

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All of it matters.

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The moments of opening,

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the moments of being lost,

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the moments of opening

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again

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and finding our way back home

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again.

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There's no such thing as too many distractions

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long as we are willing

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to touch back home

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as often as we can

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with intention

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and heart and nonjudging.

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Maybe a practice this morning might be a

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mantra practice. May I have compassion and understanding

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for myself

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just as I am?

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Offering that over and over as often as

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is useful for you

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or some different phrasing of it that are

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the right words.

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A refuge for you right here, right now,

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this morning, this body.

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So whatever

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practice you choose,

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Allow it to be a path of love

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and care and wisdom and grace

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that already understands

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all of the messiness

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that is part of our unfolding

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moments now.