Loving Kindness Meditation with poem 'Awakening Rights', by Mark Nepo

Treat yourself to some loving kindness for yourself and others - through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the meditation with the poem, "Awakening Rights", by Mark Nepo.

Awakening Rights by Mark NepoWe waste so much energytrying to cover up who we arewhen beneath every attitudeis the want to be loved,and beneath every angeris a wound to be healedand beneath every sadnessis the fear that there will not be enough time.Our challenge each dayis not to get dressed to face the worldbut to unglove ourselvesso that the doorknob feels cold and the car handle feels wetand the kiss goodbye feels like the lips of another being,soft and unrepeatable.

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