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* Start your daily commute just like any other day.
* Start your daily commute just like any other day.
* As you sit in your car, or on the bus or train, notice how you're feeling.
* As you sit in your car, or on the bus or train, notice how you're feeling.
* If it's frustration at the traffic or annoyance at the crowds, let it bubble up.
* If it's frustration at the traffic or annoyance at the crowds, let it bubble up.
* Instead of fighting it, recognize it. Say to yourself, "I'm feeling frustrated," or, "I'm feeling annoyed."
* Instead of fighting it, recognize it. Say to yourself, "I'm feeling frustrated," or "I'm feeling annoyed."
* Notice how this emotion feels in your body. Is your grip on the steering wheel tighter? Are your shoulders tense?
* Notice how this emotion feels in your body. Is your grip on the steering wheel tighter? Are your shoulders tense?
* As your journey continues, pay attention to how these feelings shift and change. Do they intensify? Do they fade? Does a new emotion replace the old one?
* As your journey continues, wait for another emotion or feeling to arise, and this time just acknowledge "I'm having feelings."
* Each time your mind drifts away from observing your emotions, gently bring it back.
* Notice that you may still have reactions in your body, like tension, your heart or breath may feel accelerated, you may feel heat in your head.
* When you finally reach your destination, take a moment to sit still and take a few deep breaths.
* Finally, recognize that mental emotions and physical sensations are two different things.
* Use this usually stressful time to become more in tune with your emotions and their transient nature.
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