1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:06,120 Learning to pause is not easy. Life has a way of pushing its 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:11,760 agenda on our daily lives. Our minds are always telling us 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:14,440 that there's another thing that has to be done. 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,520 But if you look back at your life, those things usually don't 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,440 matter. Unplug from the addiction of the 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:28,960 immediate and plug into the peace of the eternal. 7 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:39,200 OK, let's begin by taking a few seconds to consciously relax the 8 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:50,480 body, and when you're ready, allow your eyes to slowly close. 9 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Now take a moment to consider this verse. 10 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:16,960 Be still and know that I am God. And again, be still and know 11 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:37,800 that I am God. With an easy awareness, bring 12 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,840 your attention to the space in the room. 13 00:01:48,120 --> 00:02:00,700 Just noticing the space. With an easy curiosity, notice 14 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:12,040 your place in the room. Feel the weight of your body in 15 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:22,040 the chair. Feel the air on your skin. 16 00:02:28,220 --> 00:02:30,860 Listen to the sounds in the room. 17 00:02:34,660 --> 00:02:38,620 Maybe it's quiet in the room, maybe it's not. 18 00:02:40,100 --> 00:02:55,520 Both are OK. You're just listening and 19 00:02:55,520 --> 00:03:07,000 welcoming the sounds as part of the exercise, not wishing to 20 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:13,280 change the sounds, just accepting the sounds as they are 21 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:30,790 when it feels natural. Slowly bring your awareness to 22 00:03:30,790 --> 00:03:41,760 the breath. Allow your breath to be a 23 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,160 reminder to stay in this present moment. 24 00:03:54,210 --> 00:03:59,930 If your mind begins to wander, you can always come back to the 25 00:03:59,930 --> 00:04:18,680 feeling of the breath. Relax and let your body honor 26 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:24,560 the natural calm that only comes from the presence of a loving 27 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:43,540 God. With ease, bring your attention 28 00:04:43,980 --> 00:04:58,920 to the breath. Take a few nice deep breaths, 29 00:05:04,810 --> 00:05:08,690 make them feel easy and effortless. 30 00:05:24,780 --> 00:05:33,940 Feel life enter your body as you breathe in and then release your 31 00:05:33,940 --> 00:06:00,400 tension as you breathe out. Inhale, feel how the body 32 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:10,440 expands, then slowly exhale, feeling the body fall. 33 00:06:22,620 --> 00:06:29,980 Feel the air as it travels in through the nose and follow the 34 00:06:29,980 --> 00:06:43,160 air back out through the mouth. Allow each breath to soften the 35 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:54,690 chest and relax the shoulders. Begin to scan the body from the 36 00:06:54,690 --> 00:07:02,610 head to the toe, relaxing the body piece by piece. 37 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:31,350 There's no way to do this wrong. And now, for a few moments, 38 00:07:32,710 --> 00:07:36,590 allow your mind to do what it wants to do. 39 00:07:39,950 --> 00:07:47,990 If it wants to think then let it think, and if it wants to rest 40 00:07:49,350 --> 00:08:05,680 then let it rest. Take this verse with you. 41 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:28,500 Be still and know that I am God. Allow your awareness to slowly 42 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:36,260 come back to your body and when it feels natural, begin to open 43 00:08:36,260 --> 00:08:42,440 your eyes. Sit back in your chair, maybe 44 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,000 you want to stretch a little bit. 45 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:51,480 Do whatever feels good. Take a moment to notice how you 46 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:55,320 feel. I hope you feel a little more 47 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:59,080 relaxed. We'll see you again to Morrow 48 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,320 for another day of hope.