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Welcome to Charm Words, your daily reminder to be good to yourself and others.
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My name is Zola, and together we're going to breathe in the good, breathe out the bad,
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and use words to remind ourselves of our worth.
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There are so many beautiful emotions for us to experience.
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Like pride, love, satisfaction, and excitement.
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We embrace these emotions because they fill us with a sense of happiness.
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We don't only have positive emotions, though.
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Sometimes we're angry, sad, or jealous.
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These are the sort of sensations that we might wish would go away.
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Today's Charm Words teach us to embrace all of our emotions.
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We could be great at welcoming things like joy, but when it comes to experiencing something
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like sadness, we might not want to welcome it at all.
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We might think we should ignore our sad mood.
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We may even be so filled up with negative emotions that we let them out in an unsafe or
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But if instead of treating our negative emotions as something we wish would disappear,
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we found a way to experience the emotion and express ourselves positively.
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This could mean talking to someone in your family, drawing a picture that shows how you
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feel, or even having a good cry.
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We might think that the only emotions we should have are good ones.
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And we are brave and strong enough to deal with any emotion that comes our way.
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Let's do some belly breathing, then we'll do our affirmations.
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When you breathe in, use your nose and keep your shoulders still.
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Once your belly fills up like a balloon, breathe out through your mouth by just letting
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In through the nose.
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Breathe out through the mouth, ready?
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Take a gentle deep breath slowly through your nose and breathe out through your mouth.
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In through your nose and out through your mouth.
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Breathe in, breathe out.
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One more time, breathe in and breathe out.
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Today's charm words are, all feelings are okay.
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I'll say it first, then repeat after me.
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All feelings are okay.
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All feelings are okay.
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All feelings are okay.
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All feelings are okay.
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All feelings are okay.
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All feelings are okay.
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No one feels good all the time, and that's okay.
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A negative emotion is a chance to explore and express our feelings.
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We don't have to fear our feelings because whatever we feel is just fine.
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We deserve a high five.
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On the count of three, high five, the person closest to you or clap your hands together
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and high five yourself.
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These charm words are yours to keep.
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So put them in your pocket and take them with you wherever you go.
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You can find us at charmwords.com and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Building new habits takes time, so we'll be here every weekday to practice breathing
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and affirmations together.
