Sunday Pause: Find Your Clarity Before the Week Takes Over

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podcast. Good morning, I'm Julia Cartwright and I'm so glad you're here. You know Sunday mornings

and mid-March have this particular energy. Don't they? That restless feeling like you're caught

between the weekends ease and the weak barreling toward you. Maybe you've already checked your phone

three times. Maybe your mind's already running through your to-do list like it's training for a

marathon. That's exactly why we're here together. Today we're going to hit the pause button and create

some genuine clarity before anything else demands a piece of you. So find yourself somewhere quiet if

you can. A corner of your bedroom, your kitchen with coffee in hand, even your car in the driveway

works. Anywhere you can just be. Go ahead and settle in. Notice where your body touches whatever

supporting you right now. Really feel it. That contact is your anchor. Now let's begin with something I

call the clarity breath. It sounds fancy but it's really just meeting your nervous system halfway.

Inhale slowly through your nose for a count of four. Feel the cool air entering. One,

two, three, four. Hold it gently for a count of four. One, two, three, four. Now exhale three

or mouth for a count of six. Imagine you're fogging a mirror releasing all that anticipatory energy.

One, two, three, four, five, six. We're going to do this together five more times.

Each breath is like clearing a window. Let's go. Here's what I want you to notice. Between your

inhale and exhale, there's a tiny pocket of stillness. That's where clarity lives. That's where the

real you exist. Separate from your agenda. As you breathe, imagine your mind like a snow globe

that's been shaken all night. With each exhale, the snow settles a little more. You're not trying to

stop the thoughts. You're just letting them settle naturally like they're resting on the floor

of that globe. As we wind down, take one more deep breath. Feel how much slower your shoulders are

sitting now. That calm your feeling. That's not temporary. You're not going back to zero when you

stand up. You're carrying this with you into your day. Before you check that phone, before you

jump into your week, you've already anchored yourself in something real and true. Thank you for

spending these quiet moments with me on mindful mornings. If this resonated with you, please subscribe

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