Embracing sadness.
Sadness can feel heavy.
And often we tend to push it away and not want to feel it.
Sometimes it feels like it's like a dark cloud coming on and we see it coming.
And either we tell ourselves,
Oh I shouldn't feel sad,
I also have so many blessings in my life.
Or we would just rather not feel sad and turn our attention elsewhere.
And yet we know sometimes that in our body this sadness is stuck somewhere unless we tend to it.
So I would love to encourage you today to be with that little sadness for a while.
Let's take a deep breath in together.
Exhale,
Relax.
Relax your forehead.
Relax your throat.
Relax your jaw.
Relax the palms of your hand and the soles of your feet.
And then take another deep breath.
Exhale it with a sigh.
See if you can be 10% more at ease in your body.
And then allow yourself to feel into that sadness that you're experiencing.
Where is it located in your body?
Is it in your chest?
Is it in your heart space?
Is it in your throat?
Just be with that physical sensation.
Maybe thoughts will come up as you allow yourself to be with that emotion and to give it a little bit of space.
There is no need to follow the thoughts.
You can just let them pass by.
No need to try to shut them out because they will come anyways.
But you can just let them pass through,
Not pay attention to them.
Just stay with your physical sensation.
Take another deep breath.
What happens to that sensation as you give it a bit of room?
As you allow that sadness to be there and tell it you belong too.
If you feel a constriction around your throat,
Is there a way you can give it a bit more space?
There is no need to swallow anything down.
It all belongs.
And it is all just passing through.
When we swallow it down,
Then it tends to get stuck in our body.
If we allow it to be there and give it space,
It can pass through.
It can take its natural course,
Which is often like a wave.
It builds up,
Becomes stronger,
It peaks,
And then it subsides.
And you get to ride along with that wave and gently embrace it.
Where can you soften a little more to just let it be what is?
Take another deep breath here.
Exhale with a sigh.
What are your physical sensations now?
How's your heart space?
How's your throat?
Which part of you needs a little more love right now?
Can you tend to that part?
Reassure it that it's allowed to be there.
That it is safe.
That it is loved.
You are the person most worthy of your love.
You are also the person that you'll definitely be hanging out with for the rest of your time here in this body.
So love yourself with everything.
Love the shadow so you can integrate it.
If we can love our sadness and allow it to be there,
Allow ourselves to feel it,
Then it can pass through us and be transmuted.
It is just one of the many forms of energy that pass through our body.
After that,
The energy is freed again.
And its form can change into something else.
Can you allow it to give it all the space it wants to have right now to express itself?
Let it grow as big as it wants to be.
Hold space for it.
Like you would for a child that is throwing a temper tantrum.
Lovingly hold space for your sadness.
Let that ocean wave grow.
And when it peaks,
It peaks.
Just be with it.
Take one more deep breath here,
Dear one.
Exhale,
Side out.
Release that weight off your shoulders.
Surrender.
Rest here for as long as is good for you.
Much love to you.
