Hello and welcome.
I'm so glad you're here.
My name is Mark Rowland.
And if you found yourself here today perhaps life feels uncertain.
Maybe you are waiting for an answer… Perhaps you're wondering how something in your life will unfold.
Maybe your mind simply keeps asking what if?
But,
For the next few minutes,
You don't need to answer those questions.
You only need to be here.
So take a slow breath in,
And gently breathe out.
Again,
Breathing in,
And breathing out.
Now just allow your breathing to settle into it's own natural rhythm.
Knowing there is nowhere else you need to be.
At this exact moment.
Feel the support beneath your body.
And notice that.
In this moment,
You are.
Being held.
And you don't have to carry quite so much right now.
Uncertainty often makes our minds race ahead.
Searching for certainty.
Our minds imagining every possible outcome.
And our mind starts to believe that,
If it thinks long enough.
It will eventually feel safe.
But most of the time.
It simply becomes tired.
So,
Just for today.
Allow yourself to put down the searching for a little while.
Not forever.
Maybe just for these next few minutes.
Bring your attention to your breathing Notice each inhale.
Each exhale.
Their breath doesn't know what tomorrow will bring.
It still arrives.
One breath at a time.
Now see if you can gently say to yourself.
.
.
I don't need all the answers.
Right now.
Again,
I don't need all the answers right now.
Noticing weather.
Anything softens.
Even slightly.
Because for this moment.
You have stopped demanding certainty from it.
Imagine standing beside a woodland path.
The path bends gently out of sight.
And you cannot see every single step ahead.
Yet,
You trust that the path continues.
You only need to take the next step when it arrives.
Never all of them at once.
Perhaps life is asking the same of you,
Not to know everything,
Simply to meet the next moment.
When it arrives.
Be you or your feet.
Feel your breathing.
Feel the steady support beneath you.
This moment asks nothing more.
Whatever is uncertain in your life.
It doesn't have to be solved during this meditation.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to pause.
And you are allowed.
Not to know.
As we come to the end of our practice.
See if you can carry one gentle thought with you.
Uncertainty is part of being human.
It isn't a sign that anything is wrong.
And while you may not know what tomorrow holds.
You can meet today with self-kindness and steadiness.
One.
Breath,
At a time.
Now begin to notice the room around you.
The sounds nearby.
The feeling of the air on your skin.
Gently wiggling your fingers and your toes and,
Whenever you are ready,
Allow your eyes to open… Thank you.
So much for spending these few minutes with me.
May you leave knowing that you don't need to have every answer before you can find a little peace today.
Have a beautiful rest of your day.
Go in peace.
Namaste.
