Once upon a time,
You were a seed,
Nestled deep within a nurturing vessel.
You were a cosmic mixture of elements,
Oxygen,
Calcium,
Carbon,
And iron.
The very seeds that breathed life into stars,
And into the universe itself.
Once upon a time,
You were a seed,
Blossoming within a sacred cocoon,
A vibrant fusion of ancestral DNA,
A testament to the past,
The present,
And the future.
This DNA carries within it the key to your inner wisdom,
Whispering tales of grief,
And love,
And pain,
And triumph.
And one day,
You were born into this world,
Wrinkly skinned,
Screaming,
Angry,
Having been torn from the warm embrace of your mother's womb,
And you experienced your first heartache,
Your first trauma,
Having been plunged into a new,
And bright,
And overwhelming realm of existence.
And you embarked on a new journey,
In your human encapsulated skin.
But that seed that was implanted in you long ago,
Continued to grow,
And it became a spark,
And then a flame.
And somewhere along the journey,
The flame became faint,
Barely present at times.
The unrelenting pressure of expectations,
The ceaseless hum of capitalism,
The cruel sting of oppression and judgment.
These things brought falsehoods that whispered into your being,
Sowing seeds of doubt,
And eroding your sense of worth.
They said,
You're not good enough,
You're unlovable,
And the more you believed it,
The dimmer your flame became.
With another deep inhale,
Visualize the embers of your inner flame within you,
With a yearning to be rekindled.
Imagine each inhalation,
Pull,
Stoking your inner fire,
Until a spark emerges.
Observe where this flame manifests within your body,
And if it feels accessible,
Place a loving hand upon the source of its warmth.
This is your worth.
This is your truth.
This is your essence.
With each breath,
Imagine that you are sourcing the energy of the cosmos to make the flame even stronger.
Notice how this flame begins to cast a luminous golden glow throughout your being.
Visualize this radiant energy beaming outwards from the crown of your head,
The tips of your fingers,
The soles of your feet,
With the collective energy.
Imagine that this flame eventually spreads to the rest of the world,
In one big,
Endless wave that eventually reaches as far as all of the corners of the universe.
Be reminded that you possess unique gifts and an innate beauty to impart upon the world.
Now focus your awareness on your heart center.
This golden glow will turn to this source within you whenever you need it.
Though the flame may feel dim at times,
It never ceases to exist within you.
It's always accessible to you.
