Welcome everyone.
As we settle in today,
We're standing at a beautiful point in the year.
Spring has been doing its quiet work.
Seeds have been planted.
Roots have been growing beneath the surface.
Trees have begun to leaf.
Flowers have opened.
And now we find ourselves moving towards summer.
A season of growth.
A season of abundance.
A season where what has been nurtured begins to reveal itself.
Recovery often works the same way.
Much of our growth happens beneath the surface,
Long before we see it.
Through prayer.
Through meditation.
Through showing up.
Through willingness.
Through practicing these principles in all our affairs.
Today we'll spend some time opening ourselves to the spiritual energy that is always available to us.
Not something we create,
Something we receive.
Something that can live in us.
Move through us.
And express itself as us.
Take a moment now to arrive.
Feel the support beneath you.
Allow your shoulders to soften.
Relax your jaw.
Unclench your hands.
There is nowhere else you need to be right now.
Allow yourself to pause from the movement of life.
Bring your awareness to your breath.
Without changing anything.
Simply notice.
The inhale.
The exhale.
Now gently deepen the breath.
Inhale slowly through your nose for 4,
2,
3,
4.
Pause and hold.
Now exhale slowly for 6,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
Again,
Breathing in calm,
Breathing out tension.
Now bring awareness down into your feet.
Notice where your body connects with the earth.
Feel the steadiness beneath you.
The same earth that received the spring rains.
The same Earth that supports every growing thing.
As you continue breathing,
Imagine yourself sitting in a peaceful meadow at the edge of spring and summer.
The air is warm.
The grass is vibrant and green.
Wildflowers sway gently in the breeze.
The scent of earth and fresh growth fills the air.
Everything around you is alive.
Growing.
Becoming.
Notice that nothing in nature is forcing itself to grow.
The flowers are not straining to bloom.
The trees are not trying harder to become trees.
They simply remain connected to their source and growth happens.
Recovery is often like that.
When we stop forcing,
When we become willing.
When we stay connected to our higher power.
Growth begins to happen naturally.
Now imagine a warm golden light above you.
A loving presence.
A higher power of your own understanding.
Safe.
Y's.
Compassionate.
And always available.
With your next breath.
Imagine this golden light.
Gently entering through the crown of your head.
No effort required.
Just simply receiving.
Feel this presence flowing into your mind.
Bringing clarity.
Where there's been confusion.
Bringing peace.
Where there's been worry.
Bringing trust.
Where there's been fear.
Allow it to move into your throat.
The place of honesty.
The place where truth is spoken.
The place where we ask for help.
The place where we carry the message.
Now let this warm light move into your heart.
Filling every corner with acceptance.
Compassion.
Forgiveness.
Allow it to wash over old resentments.
Old fears.
Old stories about who you think you are.
Now feel this energy moving into your belly.
The Center of Courage.
The center of willingness.
The place where faith becomes action.
Notice how steady and grounded you feel.
Notice how steady and grounded you feel.
Supported by something greater than yourself.
Now allow this warm golden light to flow through your legs.
Through your feet.
And deep into the earth.
Connecting heaven above and earth below,
You become the channel.
Quietly repeat within yourself.
Higher power in me.
Higher power through me.
Higher power as me.
Not my will.
Not my effort.
Not my control.
Simply willingness.
Simply Openness.
And simply allowing.
As you sit here,
Reflect on the season before you.
Summer is approaching.
Growth is unfolding.
What is trying to grow in your recovery right now.
Perhaps it's trust.
Perhaps it's patience.
Perhaps courage.
Perhaps service.
Perhaps acceptance.
You don't need to figure it out.
Simply notice what gently arises.
Imagine that quality as a small seedling within you.
Receiving sunlight.
Receiving nourishment.
Receiving exactly what it needs.
No rushing.
No forcing.
Just growing one day at a time.
Now bring your awareness back to your breath Notice the rise and fall.
The rhythm of life moving through you.
Reflect on this question.
If my higher power could express itself through me today,
What would that look like?
Maybe it's a kind word.
Maybe it's listening.
Maybe it's letting go.
Maybe it's reaching out.
Maybe it's simply trusting the next right thing.
Remember,
Just as spring naturally becomes summer,
We don't have to force spiritual growth.
Our job is willingness.
Our job is conscious contact.
Our job is staying connected to the source.
The rest unfolds in God's time.
Take one final deep breath in.
And as you exhale,
Let out an audible sigh.
May we leave here today a little more open.
A little more willing.
And a little more available to the power that works in us,
Through us.
And as us.
May your higher power express and create in you.
As you.
And within you.
With gratitude and love.
Namaste.
