Today's meditation will focus on forgiveness.
And forgiveness for ourselves and difficult parts of ourselves.
And offering forgiveness to people in our lives that we hold a little bit of resentment towards.
Forgiving ourselves and other people can be so healing and liberating.
And it can be done very easily.
Or it might take you a little while.
But once it's done,
You'll feel like a heavy,
Heavy burden has been lifted from your heart.
So the first step that we are going to try out today.
Would be to forgive ourselves.
So there is no point in trying to forgive others.
If you haven't thought about the things that you might not accept within yourself.
Or if you hold something against your own being.
You first of all have to forgive yourself.
The same with love.
You can't love someone if you don't love yourself.
So let's begin very gently.
I encourage you to drop any expectations.
So you don't put any pressure on yourself.
If today's practice might not be successful.
If you get up and say,
Oh,
I think I still have a little bit of stuck energy around this part of myself.
Or around this other person.
And that's completely fine.
Just give it a try.
Without having any expectations.
So take a deep breath now.
And with the out breath,
Exhale those expectations.
Take a moment to get yourself comfortable.
Sitting upright or lying down.
And take a moment to become present.
So be aware of the noises,
Sounds around you.
Be aware of the things you can see.
If you still have your eyes open.
Be aware of any smells around you.
And perhaps focus on any taste.
Taste of your mouth right now.
Just allow yourself to be grounded in this present moment.
And notice the qualities of this present moment.
It just is.
So slowly close your eyes.
And allow your attention to pretend inwards.
Take a deep breath in.
And allow your breath to become slower.
Allow your exhales to become longer.
Just be very gentle here with yourself.
And taking this inner stillness.
Soak in it.
And when you're ready,
Start thinking about a part of yourself that you're not fully accepting right now.
So really scan your own being and see if there is anything that you feel is a little stuck.
That you feel is a little knotted within yourself.
It might have been something that you said to someone else or something that you've done to someone else or it can be something that you just thought about.
Just see what are those things you're holding against your own being.
And once you identify those parts of yourself,
Just see if you can bring them into your heart space.
You can place one hand on your heart.
Just offer yourself some comfort.
You can perhaps say it's okay.
I forgive myself.
Forgiveness.
Forgiveness.
And if this might be not available for you right now,
You can even imagine a person that you trust and that you feel safe around.
And just allow them to help you offer yourself this comfort.
And just forgive yourself.
Wash all these negative emotions.
Wash them all away.
So that you can start fresh.
Just allow the heavy burden of these parts that are unaccepted.
Allow that burden to lift.
And just notice that you might feel a little bit more light.
A little softer.
As you let them go.
Remember,
They're what's been in the past.
It's in the past.
And you are now ready to forgive the past.
And you can set fresh intentions.
About how you behave,
How you think,
How you speak.
But just forgive yourself for now.
Take a deep breath.
And be grateful for yourself.
For showing up today here.
Wanting to forgive yourself.
If you need a little bit more time,
Then just rest in the space.
It's safe to do so.
If you feel like any emotions just arise.
You might want to take some time to journal,
To write them down.
And let them go.
Or if you feel like this practice hasn't touched you quite yet.
Then feel free to come back to it.
Slowly become aware of your body and space.
Where you are right now,
How do you feel?
Open your eyes.
And just bask in your own presence,
In your own loving and forgiving presence.
Enjoy the stillness.
The stillness that comes within.
Thank you.
