Shift The Noise

Let's take a long, deep breath.

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Take another deep breath and relax your shoulders and arms.

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Maybe find a seat if you're standing, or lie down if you choose.

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Breathe deeply.

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Set the intention to be fully present for a little while.

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Place all your attention in the present moment, right here.

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Shift your attention to listening to ALL the sounds of life now.

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Good.

Use any moments of distraction, like a refrigerator in the background, or a car driving by, as reminders that when you get distracted you can get annoyed.

Remember, those moments of distraction, of annoyance even, can become cues to come back into the present moment.

To take another deep breath and listen even more deeply.

Then, feel as presence emerges.

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Every sound can become a part of the whole of life — and annoy you less.

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All sound is life.

Listen.

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You are 30-trillion cells buzzing as life.

You get to have life flow through you as you — as your life — each moment.

You get to play with that.

You get to experiment with that.

You get to learn about it for a lifetime.

Listen and feel.

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Good.

Let’s take one full minute with our eyes open now, just looking around our space listening with 100% of our attention