1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,760 Most of us have to work to adjust ourselves to reality. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,400 We tend to hang on to rosy memories of the past. 3 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:13,920 These memories prevent us from embracing the present. 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:22,120 The present is where God lives. It's also the only place you can 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:28,840 ever truly be happy. Today, let go of the past and 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:36,560 fully embrace the present. OK, let's get started by 7 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:44,360 allowing the body to relax. And when you're ready, let your 8 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:55,280 eyes close like the sunsets. Take a moment to consider this 9 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,920 verse. For I know the plans I have for 10 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:08,040 you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give 11 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:22,100 you hope and a future. And again, for I know the plans 12 00:01:22,100 --> 00:01:30,780 I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans 13 00:01:30,780 --> 00:01:52,920 to give you hope and a future. Now bring your awareness to the 14 00:01:52,920 --> 00:02:03,920 space around the body, not really examining it, just 15 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,840 noticing the space with an easy curiosity. 16 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,960 Notice any sensations on the skin. 17 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:39,830 Feel the clothes on the skin. Feel the temperature of the 18 00:02:39,830 --> 00:02:49,060 room. Listen to the sounds in the 19 00:02:49,060 --> 00:03:00,290 room. Just a nice easy focus on the 20 00:03:00,290 --> 00:03:19,480 sounds in the room. Listen to the gentle sound of 21 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:27,880 your breathing. Notice the rise and the fall of 22 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:45,550 the chest. Maybe the breath is shallow or 23 00:03:45,550 --> 00:03:49,630 maybe it's deep. Both are OK. 24 00:03:52,030 --> 00:03:56,320 Just follow the breath as it moves through your body. 25 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:13,080 Let the rhythm of your breath relax your mind. 26 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:33,160 This is a safe place. God is watching over you 27 00:04:52,270 --> 00:04:56,630 with ease. Bring your attention to the 28 00:04:56,630 --> 00:05:13,800 breath. Take a few nice deep breaths. 29 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:22,080 Make them feel easy and effortless. 30 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:49,320 Feel life enter your body as you breathe in and then release your 31 00:05:49,320 --> 00:06:13,800 tension as you breathe out. Inhale, feel how the body 32 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:23,800 expands, then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall. 33 00:06:36,010 --> 00:06:43,370 Feel the air as it travels in through the nose and follow the 34 00:06:43,370 --> 00:07:00,520 air back out through the mouth. Allow each breath to soften the 35 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:10,040 chest and relax the shoulders. Begin to scan the body from the 36 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:18,000 head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece. 37 00:07:24,170 --> 00:07:46,640 There's no way to do this wrong. And now for a few moments, allow 38 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,000 your mind to do what it wants to do. 39 00:07:53,320 --> 00:08:01,360 If it wants to think then let it think, and if it wants to rest 40 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:22,920 then let it rest. Take this verse with you, for I 41 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:29,800 know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to 42 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:34,720 harm you. Plans to give you hope and a 43 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:51,880 future. When you feel ready, slowly 44 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:58,160 bring your awareness back to the breath and allow your eyes to 45 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:04,440 open. Take a few deep breaths in 46 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,600 through the nose and out through the mouth. 47 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:16,480 Notice how you feel. I hope you feel a little more 48 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,640 relaxed. We'll see you again tomorrow 49 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,520 with hope, mindfulness, and prayer.