If you’re not feeling your best today, that’s perfectly OK and normal.

You don’t even necessarily need to perform acts of generosity if you’re not up for it.

Practiceloving-kindness meditationand reap the benefits of doing so in this brief meditation.

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This meditation is also a part of Verywell Mind’s 30-day meditation email series,Pause & Play.

For more videos, check out ourmeditation library.

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