Take this chance to let go of all that's happened.
Let go of what may or may not come.
Turn in.
Tune in to your breath.
Inhale and let it all go.
Welcome to a hit of hope.
When it gets bad,
Do you ever catch yourself asking,
What's the point?
Why get up?
Why try?
What difference does it make?
What difference do I make?
Maybe life used to feel new,
Lush,
Full of possibility.
Maybe you used to feel alive.
Maybe you've wandered into a desert of the Spirit,
Where everything is dry,
Where everything is covered in things that hurt.
And if you're in that space,
Are you tempted to put up your hands in surrender?
Maybe it is a good time to surrender,
To surrender what has passed,
To surrender the stories holding you back and keeping you down.
You can surrender,
But do not give up.
Instead,
Pick the way you are going to handle this adventure you are on,
Whether that adventure is one of your own choosing or not.
If you are lost in a desert of the Spirit,
You can choose to keep going.
Try and find a friend to walk through the valley with you.
Make sure to find all the coolness you can along your path.
Rest.
Trust that you will walk out of this with a story to tell.
So you can choose to keep going,
Or you can choose to be like a cactus in your desert.
Stand tall.
Stand still.
Wait.
Let the sun,
The stars,
The scorpions come and go.
Inhale.
Exhale.
One day,
A bird will brave the needles.
One day,
A bird with wings and a song will burrow in your living heart.
Namaste.
