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So many people speed through 
their lives going from one task 

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to another, and then they feel 
like their life is lacking in 

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meaning and purpose. 
The problem may not be a lack of

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meaning, but rather a lack of 
time to notice meaning. 

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Slowing down brings awareness, 
and awareness reveals purpose 

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and beauty. 
If you're feeling a little 

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disjointed or you feel like 
you're lacking meaning in your 

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life, try slowing down a little 
bit. 

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OK, let's get started by 
allowing the body to relax. 

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And when you're ready, let your 
eyes close like the sun sets. 

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Take a moment to consider this 
verse. 

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Lord, you provide the flame for 
my lamp. 

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You, God, turn the darkness 
around me into light. 

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And again, Lord, you provide the
flame for my lamp. 

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You, God, turn the darkness 
around me into light. 

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Now bring your awareness to the 
space around the body, not 

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really examining it, just 
noticing the space with an easy 

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curiosity. 
Notice any sensations on the 

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skin. 
Feel the clothes on the skin, 

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feel the temperature of the 
room. 

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Listen to the sounds in the 
room. 

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Just a nice easy focus on the 
sounds in the room. 

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Listen to the gentle sound of 
your breathing. 

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Notice the rise and the fall of 
the chest. 

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Maybe the breath is shallow, or 
maybe it's deep. 

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Both are OK. 
Just follow the breath as it 

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moves through your body. 
Let the rhythm of your breath 

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relax your mind. 
This is a safe place. 

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God is watching over you 
with ease. 

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Bring your attention to the 
breath. 

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Take a few nice deep breaths. 
Make them feel easy and 

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effortless. 
Feel life enter your body as you

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breathe in and then release your
tension as you breathe out. 

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Inhale, feel how the body 
expands, then slowly exhale, 

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feeling the body fall. 
Feel the air as it travels in 

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through the nose and follow the 
air back out through the mouth. 

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Allow each breath to soften the 
chest and relax the shoulders. 

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Begin to scan the body from the 
head to the toe, relaxing the 

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body piece by piece. 
There's no way to do this wrong.

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And now for a few moments, allow
your mind to do what it wants to

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do. 
If it wants to think then let it

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think, and if it wants to rest 
then let it rest. 

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Take this verse with you, Lord, 
You provide the flame for my 

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lamp. 
You, God, turn the darkness 

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around me into light. 
When you feel ready, slowly 

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bring your awareness back to the
breath and allow your eyes to 

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open. 
Take a few deep breaths in 

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through the nose and out through
the mouth. 

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Notice how you feel. 
I hope you feel a little more 

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relaxed. 
We'll see you again tomorrow 

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with hope, mindfulness, and 
prayer.