Welcome,
Beautiful soul.
My name is Annemarie Verveers.
Thank you for choosing to spend this sacred moment with me.
The meditation is created to guide you into a space of calm,
Connection and gentle transformation.
Today's meditation is focused on choosing yourself.
Thank you for choosing yourself today.
In this moment.
There is nowhere else you need to be.
And nothing you need to become.
You are already enough.
Take a slow,
Gentle breath in and slowly breathe out.
Allow your shoulders to soften.
Relax your jaw.
Feel the support beneath your body.
And for these next few moments,
Simply let yourself be held.
Today.
I'd like to talk to you about choosing yourself.
Not choosing yourself instead of everyone else.
Not becoming selfish.
Not turning your back.
On the people you love.
But simply remembering.
That you are also someone.
You are responsible for loving.
Perhaps you've spent much time.
Choosing other people,
Perhaps you've spent much of your life.
Choosing other people.
Then knee.
The feelings.
Their happiness.
They comfort you.
Air Approval Perhaps you've become so good.
At knowing what everyone else needs.
That you stopped asking yourself what you need.
And maybe somewhere along the way.
Choosing yourself.
Began to feel very uncomfortable.
Perhaps even role.
You might hear a little voice saying,
But what about them?
And today,
I'd like you to gently ask.
What about me?
Not from anger.
Not from resentment.
But from love.
What about me?
What do I need?
What do I feel?
What do I want?
What gives me energy?
What takes it away?
What brings me peace?
Imagine now that you're standing in front of a beautiful crossroad.
There are several paths ahead of you.
One path is familiar.
It is covered with footprints.
The footprints of everyone you've spent years trying to please.
Another path is less familiar.
It is quieter.
There are very few footprints.
But something about it feels peaceful.
This is the path back to yourself.
You don't have to know where it leads.
You don't have to make a huge decision.
You simply have to take one step.
One small choice.
One honest answer.
One moment where you listen to yourself.
And in another.
Imagine taking that first step.
Feel your feet touching the earth.
And with every step.
Hear yourself saying.
I matter too.
I can.
I matter too.
Let those words settle into your body.
Because perhaps you've known intellectually that you matter.
But knowing something in your mind is different.
From allowing yourself to live as though it's true.
Place your hand over your heart.
And imagine speaking to the younger version of you.
The little person who learned to be good.
To help to keep the peace.
To make others happy.
Look into his or her eyes and tell him or her.
You don't have to make everyone happy anymore.
You don't have to own your place here.
You are allowed to have needs.
You are allowed to have feelings.
You are allowed to be you.
And perhaps most importantly,
I won't abandon you anymore.
Take a breath.
And let that promise settle deeply.
Because choosing yourself isn't always about saying no to somebody else.
Sometimes it's saying yes to yourself.
Yes to rest.
Yes to joy.
Yes to your intuition.
Yes to your dreams,
Yes to your peace.
Is to the life that feels true.
Now quietly repeat within yourself.
I choose myself with love.
My needs matter.
My feelings matter.
My happiness matters.
I can love others without abandoning myself.
I am worthy of my own care.
Take another deep breath.
And as you breathe out.
Release any guilt.
Attached to those words.
You are not taking anything away from another person by caring for yourself.
There is enough love.
There is enough space.
There is enough life.
And you are allowed to have your share of it.
When you're ready.
Begin returning gently.
To the room Move your fingers.
Move your toes.
Take a slow stretch.
And open your eyes when you're ready.
As you move through your day,
May you remember this.
Choosing yourself does not mean choosing against someone else.
Sometimes choosing yourself.
Simply means remembering that you matter too.
Take a few quiet moments with your journal.
And today's reflection could be.
Where in my life am I waiting for someone else to choose me?
When I could begin choosing myself.
And then off.
What is one small way I can choose myself today?
Let the answer be simple.
It might be resting.
It might be saying no.
I might be asking for help.
It might simply be doing something.
That brings you joy.
Whatever it is.
Let it count.
Thank you for sharing this peaceful space with me.
I need your time.
Your presence.
And your willingness to show up for yourself.
Until we meet again,
Stay grounded,
Stay open and stay kind to your soul.
