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Now onto the show.

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In today's episode we'll practice an exercise that

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uses differences in textures, both currently experienced ones

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and those from our real memories, to reconnect

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you to the present.

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Then we'll explore using anger as a motivator.

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Welcome to the Daily Reconnect.

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It's March 10th and I'm your host Janda

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Han.

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This short episode is designed to help you

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reconnect with the present when feeling detached or

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out of sync with the world around you.

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Together we'll re-engage with the wild chaos,

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our physical selves and our inner thoughts.

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Let's reconnect with what's real.

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After our exercise we'll find the energy to

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embrace our day and persist in the ongoing

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challenge that is modern existence.

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Use whatever resonates with you during this practice

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and just discard anything that doesn't feel right.

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You can adapt as we go along.

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This moment is yours to center and rebalance

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and that's what truly matters today.

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You can choose to use something physically from

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your space or you can visualize something if

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you want.

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You can use real textures or you can

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use imagined ones if you prefer.

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We'll do one of each in the exercises

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but you can use all of one or

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the others if you would like to.

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Instead use whatever you have in your space

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whether or not it's urban or indoors.

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So take a deep breath and let's begin

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with the exercise.

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Start by finding a comfortable position for you.

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It can be standing or seated or if

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you're walking find a pace that is comfortable

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to sustain for this exercise.

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Now bring your attention to the sensations in

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your feet.

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Notice the texture of the floor or the

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ground beneath you.

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Is it soft or hard rough or smooth?

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Is it uneven?

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Is it sticky?

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Allow your feet to sink into that sensation

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feeling the weight and the pressure of your

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body in relation to the ground or the

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floor beneath you.

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As you sit or stand or walk let

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your feet become heavy and connect with the

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ground fully.

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Next we will move your awareness to the

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rest of your body.

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Notice the texture of your clothing.

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Is it comfortable or uncomfortable?

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Notice any variations.

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A sweater, your socks, your pantaloons.

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Now notice the sensation of the air on

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your hands and face and how it compares

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to the texture of your clothing.

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For a few moments allow yourself to become

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fully immersed in the tactile experience that's in

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this present moment.

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And now let's use a memory of your

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senses preferably comfortable ones but it's up to

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you.

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If you have a strong tactile sensation to

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draw from let's use that.

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If you don't have one immediately available try

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to think about a time that you were

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in nature.

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Think of touching the bark of a tree,

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the fur of a past pet or the

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memory of warm sand or a warm patio

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on your bare feet.

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Take a moment to visualize that scene from

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your real lived memory.

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Notice the various textures that are present in

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that scene.

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Think about their qualities.

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Notice any emotions that these textures might bring

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up with them.

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Now take another deep breath and when you're

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ready come back to the present.

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Slowly open your eyes if they were closed

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and notice how you feel and take this

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sense of grounding and connection with you throughout

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your day.

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And now we will move on to a

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little bit of motivation.

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So this week in all three episodes we

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will honor anger and use it as a

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tool for positive meaningful motivation.

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So let's get started with that.

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As you begin to reconnect with the present

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moment I invite you to notice what emotions

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are arising within you.

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Maybe from our exercise or maybe from your

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current lived experience.

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Perhaps there's a sense of peace after our

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exercise but perhaps there's also anger or frustration

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or indignation at the state of our world.

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I want you to know something important that

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that anger deserves to be honored.

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In a society that often tells us to

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suppress that anger, especially if we belong to

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certain marginalized groups, recognizing anger as a valid

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thing in and of itself is like an

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act of reclamation.

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Your anger is not a disconnection from presence.

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It can be a profound indication that you

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are deeply connected to things that matter.

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Anger arises when our values are violated.

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When we witness injustice or exploitation is experienced

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or needless suffering is something that we see,

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anger is a natural healthy response to those

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things.

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It's your inner compass that is pointing towards

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what needs healing or attention or transformation.

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The systems of capitalism and fascism would prefer

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us to direct our anger inward as shame

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or outward as division against one another.

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These systems benefit when we're isolated in our

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anger, when we believe that it's just our

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individual personal problem to manage alone.

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But what if instead we allowed that anger

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to guide us back into connection?

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What if we shared honestly and discovered how

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many other people feel the same way?

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In identifying and naming our anger together, we

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can begin to identify our shared values like

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dignity or care, sustainability or acceptance of diversity

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or mutual support.

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Today I encourage you to sit with this

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question.

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What is my anger telling me about what

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matters most to me in this moment?

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Notice the values that you think about following

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that question.

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You can reach out to just one other

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person and share what you've discovered and ask

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them what values they have that drive their

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anger or frustration.

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And this simple exchange might be the beginning

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of collective understanding and this is part of

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what makes meaningful action.

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Remember that throughout history transformative movements weren't built

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on suppressed emotions or forced or toxic positivity.

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They were fueled by people who allowed themselves

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to feel deeply, to name and point out

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injustice, to channel their energy into sustained collective

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action.

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Your anger when recognized and shared with others

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becomes not something that's destructive but something that

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can be a powerful catalyst for connecting with

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each other and moving forward.

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It reminds us that we just care too

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much about these things to remain silent or

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complacent.

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It energizes us when the work of change

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feels like too much.

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As you move throughout your day, carry your

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anger as gifts.

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Not burdens that need to be suppressed but

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powerful indicators that you are aware of things

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and that you are alive to the things

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that matter.

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You're not alone in these feelings and together

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if we are guided by the values that

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we share, we have a lot of power

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together to make change.

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You're present and you're part of something greater,

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of a world that could be better again

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but it's certainly better with you in it

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and there's a lot of different ways to

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go about these things.

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So that's it for today, Monday March 10th.

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Thank you so much for joining me and

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let's connect again on Wednesday.

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Thank you for listening to The Daily Reconnect.

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