This is an invitation into yourself,
Into your space within,
Where there is love and hope and compassion in abundance,
Even if sometimes it's really hard to access.
And an invitation into this in spiritual and loving connection with every other human on the planet who wants this connection and safety and love and to just get on with life,
Knowing that we all communicate that need in very different ways.
And we are blessed with so many different perspectives around us,
So much connection.
But the noise can be overwhelming sometimes.
And the more noise and connection there is,
The more we need to look after ourselves and come back to ourselves,
Come back to that space within us.
So if you're finding it hard to connect to hope today,
This is just for you.
And it comes from a place of me needing to keep on reconnecting,
Consciously remembering my connection to faith and hope,
That the sun will rise on the horizon again and again.
So I invite you to take a breath in,
Nourishing yourself,
Opening up.
And as you breathe out,
Settle in to yourself.
Negotiating with your body,
If anything,
Needs readjusting to settle in to a position that allows as much grace and ease for you as possible today.
And again,
Taking a nourishing breath in,
Expanding that space inside you.
And as you breathe out,
Closing your eyes and settling in further.
And with gentle curiosity,
Allow yourself to notice just how you're doing today.
Notice if there's any busyness,
Fears,
Concerns bubbling around you.
And notice what form those are trying to transition into.
Sometimes we find concerns and fears try and morph into anger or frustration.
And unless we choose how we want to use those energies well,
Sourcing them and rooting them in compassion,
They can become destructive rather than creative.
And the first impact of that destruction is with ourselves and then our close relationships.
So just for now,
Noticing those things that you're wrangling with that want your attention.
What the volume is like of them.
Or the tone.
If they had a voice,
What's the tone of them?
Keeping this exploration safe for yourself.
We can be curious from a distance or we can go further in and I trust that you will work with this in a way that is safe for you.
And then taking a breath in.
And as you breathe out,
Just using the energy of your out-breath,
Ease those things away from you a little.
They may still be there.
We don't have a magic wand here.
But we can give ourselves space from them and turn the volume down a little.
Breathing again and as you breathe out,
Just blow them away a bit.
And again.
And then taking a breath in and as you breathe out,
Focusing on the space within you.
The space where you feel and experience hope and love.
And compassionate connection.
Compassionate acceptance that we're all struggling in one way or another.
And we all communicate and express that in different ways.
And with a different level or variety of resources to be able to understand ourselves,
Our experience.
And the ways in which we can process and communicate.
So for you now coming into that space,
You may sense it as a feeling or an energy or a visual.
It may be a temperature or a color here.
However you experience it,
This is your space.
We are built for hope and love and compassionate connection.
It is in there.
So noticing how it's doing that place within you today.
If it's a garden,
What needs tending to?
If it's a fire,
What does it need to glow stronger,
To sustain?
Whatever it is for you.
What does this place in you need?
And how can you open the doorway a little wider so that it's easier to access despite the noise going on around you?
Because access to this space is crucial for you,
For all of us.
And I invite you to keep breathing into that place as if it's the sun about to come over the horizon and with your breath you support it to rise to keep on supporting its ability to uphold life,
To uphold you with hope and love going inwards and outwards and knowing that this hope and love anchor you in your growth,
In your being,
In your love,
Your compassion,
Your contribution in connection with others and the world around you.
You are part of the creative force in this world,
The connecting force,
The hopeful force.
Noticing a rising light within yourself,
Strengthening,
Gluing.
This life force,
Sourced in love,
Is always there within you and for you.
So really connect with this,
Know it so well that wherever you're at in life,
On any day,
In any moment,
There is an accessible way in here,
A way in for you to source this sacred place this pragmatic place this loving place.
It is many things as are you.
The human experience is complex in the individual experience and the collective and we are absolutely built to find a loving way through anything.
We are here in community.
None of us are alone in this.
May you keep on fanning this light and life force within you,
Fanning the flames of your hope,
Your love and compassion.
And remember that human togetherness is here in abundance for all of us to access,
To be connected with in action and in just knowing it's there,
Connecting spiritually,
Soulfully with a smile on the street or a hug from a friend.
I invite you to keep on proactively nurturing this within you and in connection with others and keep on committing to and being tenacious in hope.
