You are walking along a familiar path through a wide open field in the fresh green hour of a new day.
Above the black night sky,
Twinkling with silver stars,
Slowly giving away to morning.
Below,
Small droplets of dew cling to the blades of grass as the path slowly ascends a small green hill.
The air is fragrant with the smell of wet earth and at the top of a hill there is a small wooden bench under an ancient oak tree.
This is a sacred place,
Silent in its reverence,
Heavy with meaning.
So you take off your shoes and leave them along the path for you to return to later.
The earth is smooth and cool under the soles of your bare feet and as you walk along you notice that a mole hills dot the path for you like soft stepping stones.
A mole having dug far into the earth and kicked out little mounds of earth from deep below,
Still warm from baking in yesterday's sun.
As you approach the top of the hill through the murky light of early morning you notice someone sitting on the bench under the tree with their back towards you.
This person,
Familiar and different at once,
This person is your ideal self.
The version of you living in their highest timeline having reached all the goals and dreams that you have so longed for.
They are the future you in a life where they have dropped all the things that are currently holding you back and they have applied themselves to all the things necessary for lasting joy,
Success,
Abundant health and peace.
You can begin to make out their silhouette now as you round the bench and step a little bit closer.
They smile up at you,
Their hands pressed to their heart,
An expression of compassion and understanding for what you are going through,
For the obstacles that you have had to overcome.
They know you,
They know your difficulties,
Your sorrows,
Your heartbreaks that are keeping you from a better life and they are here for you as a friend.
You take in their appearance now as the sun's golden edge peaks out over the horizon far ahead bathing the world in purples and pinks.
Looking at your ideal future self what does their hair look like?
Is it short or long?
And what colour is it?
What are they wearing today?
And what does their outfit tell you?
Perhaps they are dressed for an occasion or an activity.
And what does someone like that do for a living?
Someone who dresses like that?
What kind of shoes are they wearing?
Their body is healthy and strong.
Can you get an idea of the shape of their body?
Can you envision its curves and valleys as you sit down next to them on the bench?
You take a deep breath as you observe the sunrise together and you feel their presence next to you comforting and warm.
Stay here a moment just being close to your ideal self.
Is there a question that you would like to ask them now?
Perhaps you want to ask what they had to do to get from where you are to where they are.
Perhaps you want to ask them how they managed to let go and untether from the things and the people who are holding you back.
Let's take a few moments here for you to ask your questions and as you do,
Pause for a few seconds to wait and to listen for what they answer.
You turn towards them now and look into their eyes sparkling with joy and you see that these are your eyes.
In fact,
This version of you is not that much older than you are now and they managed to do it.
In not much time,
They manifested their dreams.
On their lap,
There is an object,
Something you haven't noticed before.
It's an object that they brought with them here this morning to show you as they begin to pick it up and hold it towards you.
Can you see what it is?
It is an object that is meant to communicate some message to you like a symbol.
Form a clear picture in your mind of this object as you take it with your hands and feel the shape of it.
Feel the weight of it.
What is your future self trying to tell you?
You place the object into your pocket and you take their hand into yours.
It is soft and warm and as you grasp it,
The two hands begin to merge into one.
A brilliant light shooting out from the place where your hands have become one hand.
Slowly you feel your body drifting closer towards them into a loving embrace.
You are being absorbed by them,
Absorbed by their bright divine light and they are saying something to you now and you can hear it inside your mind spoken to you in the centre of your head emanating from the deepest parts of you.
You are so close.
Your ideal self is there within you.
They are not a stranger.
They are the best parts of you.
Your strength is their strength.
Your body is their body.
They are saying the only difference is that they had the courage to let go of all the things holding them back.
See those things in front of you now.
Maybe they are represented by words or symbols or people.
See them in the form of paper Chinese lanterns floating in front of you.
The kind of lanterns made of paper with a tea light on the bottom and each lantern seems to be tethered with a fine string tying them all to your wrist.
You realise now that there is no reason for you to stay tied to them any longer.
They were never built to last these lanterns and they can never reach their full potential bound to the earth.
They must be set free.
So you undo the knots around your wrist.
The strings come away easily and you hold the floating lanterns there for a final moment to say your goodbyes.
Repeat with me and say to them now,
Thank you for walking this road with me and for all that you have taught me about myself.
Thank you for the opportunities you shed light on.
But I no longer need you.
I choose to let go of you so that I can focus on becoming my ideal self.
I wish you luck on your journey.
Now be free.
Let go of the strings now and watch the lanterns float up into the purple morning sky.
Some distance away now.
The rays of the golden sun touching the delicate lanterns.
Fine ribbons of pink and orange clouds like streamers overhead and soon the lanterns have disappeared through the clouds gone forever and you stand up from the bench feeling inspired and focused and you take a deep breath here.
Deep inhale absorbing the fresh morning air.
Exhale and let go.
Deep inhale cool healing light air.
Exhale and relax.
Inhale and see the sacred light of the risen sun fill up your body completely.
Exhale and feel your body renewed and strong as you ready yourself to descend the hill back towards your day and repeat after me.
I am strong.
I am creative.
I have so much potential.
Whatever I set my mind and heart on will be a great success.
I give myself permission to build the life I want.
To do what I want.
To enjoy a healthy life.
I am positive and I am ready to make the changes to my daily routine.
Changes that will bring me closer to where I want to be.
And before we end this meditation I would like you to take a moment to decide on one small action or activity that you can engage in today that will mark your first step towards the life of your ideal self.
It can be as simple as opening your internet browser and searching for something.
Maybe you find a group of people with the same interests as you.
Maybe you feel inspired to do some spring cleaning or to go for a walk outside.
Do something fun just for you.
And as we end we bring our hands to heart center,
Palms lightly touching and we bow our heads towards our hands thanking ourselves for the wise teachers that we are.
Namaste.
