Welcome to this guided meditation.
This meditation is inspired by a dear friend of mine named Bob and he is very passionate about choosing what he calls option B,
Which is all about love and kindness.
So go ahead and find a comfortable position and allow your body to settle.
Gently closing your eyes if that feels comfortable and pulling your attention towards your breath.
Noticing your breath.
The sensations of the inhale.
And exhale.
Allow your shoulders to soften.
Relax your jaw.
And soften the space between your eyes.
For the next few moments,
This is just where you need to be.
Just breathing.
Every time your attention drifts.
Just pull your attention back to your breath.
And as you breathe,
Imagine a soft warmth just beginning to grow there,
This feeling of connection.
A feeling of possibility.
And a reminder that every single moment offers us a choice.
And this choice is about what we bring into the world and into our space.
I want you to imagine two paths.
One path is called option A.
And the other is called option B.
Just simply notice them.
Option A is a path of judgment and disconnection.
Option B is a path of love,
Connection,
And kindness.
Just simply notice them.
Now allow your attention to settle on option B.
This is the path of your heart.
If you'd like,
You can even put your hand or your fingers against your chest on your heart.
This is the path of your responsibility.
And honesty.
A path of respect.
And collaboration with others.
This is a path that asks how we can create a win-win.
How we can bring more love,
Joy,
And happiness into this very moment.
Imagine that just for today.
You can choose option B.
Starting with openness and love.
Curiosity.
Maybe it looks like seeing yourself listening to someone with your full attention and interest.
Maybe it means putting aside distractions and judgments.
And really going towards the person with curiosity and love.
Option B means speaking honestly.
Choosing to understand.
Choosing to help another person.
It's about creating connection instead of separation.
We don't have to solve every problem in this moment.
We can simply choose what we're going to bring into the moment.
How we're going to approach it,
Shifting our attitude and our focus.
And you can start with love.
Now imagine a single drop of water falling perfectly into a still pond.
And watch as the first circle forms around it,
And then another,
And another.
The original drop is quite small.
But its movement continues far beyond the place where it first touched the water.
Your choices work the same way.
One moment of pause,
Slowing down,
Taking a breath.
One moment of accessing love in your heart and kindness.
One act of honesty or expression of respect.
Or a choice to collaborate.
One moment of joy shared with another person.
Each of these moments creates a ripple effect.
Now picture one of those ripples reaching someone else.
That perhaps your kindness can inspire others.
Maybe your sense of calm.
Can be a bit contagious and help someone else feel calm.
Maybe your honesty and openness gives someone else permission to be honest and open.
Maybe your own sense of joy awakens something joyful in the other person.
And maybe they even carry it to someone else.
One ripple meets another and another.
Until something begins to change.
That ripple can even become a wave.
The wave begins to flow.
Maybe that flow becomes a cascade.
Imagine this cascade of love and kindness,
Collaboration.
Openness and respect.
Moving outward through your family,
Maybe your friendships,
Out into your community.
Through the people you know.
And even eventually through the people you may never meet.
You only need to remember where it begins and that in each small moment you have a choice.
And it's within you.
Now imagine a beautiful beehive.
Really thinking of option B,
Love.
As powerful as a buzzing beehive.
And seeing it alive with movement and warmth and connection and energy.
Every bee in there is working and contributing something important.
And no single bee creates the hive alone.
Yet every single bee matters.
Imagine that beehive growing each time someone chooses love and kindness.
That it grows and buzzes with vibrant energy every time someone chooses to be honest.
Or to act with respect.
To connect instead of divide.
And that there's room in this beehive of option B,
Love and kindness for everyone.
Now bring to mind the children who will inherit the world that we are creating.
Imagine them watching us.
That they're learning not only from what we tell them,
What we say,
But how we are living.
Imagine showing them option A.
Divide.
Dishonesty.
Judgment.
And showing them option B,
Love,
Kindness,
Collaboration.
And then giving them something even more powerful.
Giving them the experience of seeing option B role modeled for them.
Letting them see what kindness and honesty look like.
Letting them see what respect and collaboration look like.
Letting them see people searching for solutions and connection where everyone matters.
Imagine those children growing up and carrying those values forward.
And notice how much larger the cascade has now become.
This beehive of option B of love and kindness collaboration and connection.
Growing with a vibrant energy.
Now return your awareness to your heart.
And again,
You can place your hand on your heart or your fingers against your heart,
Maybe even feeling your heartbeat.
Feeling your chest rise and fall with every inhale and exhale.
And really connecting with that space of love in your heart.
And your sense of choice and personal responsibility for this ripple effect.
Choosing honesty.
Choosing respect and connection.
Choosing kindness.
Choosing option B,
Which is love.
And now imagine one final ripple moving outward from your heart toward the people around you.
Your family,
Your friends.
Out to your community.
Out to people you may never know.
Out to future generations.
You do not have to create the entire cascade.
You can simply contribute your drop,
Your choice,
And someone else contributes theirs.
One ripple at a time.
Take a deep breath in,
Breathing in relaxation.
And exhaling out tension.
Notice the surface beneath you holding you up.
Maybe it's your chair.
Maybe you're laying down.
Just feel your body here in this moment.
And just for today.
Notice what option B can look like for you.
Choosing to operate from a place of love,
Respect and kindness,
Curiosity,
Openness,
Creating a cascade of love and joy and positive change out into your life and out into the world.
Taking another deep breath in,
Breathing in relaxation and this love.
And exhaling out any tension.
And when you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Thank you so much for listening.
And thank you to my dear friend,
Bob,
For living your life in this way and inspiring this very meditation.
And I'm hoping that this can inspire other people to go out into the world as well with this positive outlook and create the ripple effect.
Thank you so much.
Have a wonderful day.
