Confidence To Share Your Gifts With The World

In this meditation, we allow space for your unique abilities, talents, and passions to come through. If there is creative energy looking to be expressed through your voice, vision, or being, this is for you! We're artists, creators, rebels, misfits, bold, courageous, different...

Let's tap into any energy that feels alive in our hearts right now.

Optional journaling prompts for this audio:
- One year from today, you have a giant smile on your face.
- Your heart is smiling too.
- Because… you finally did the thing.

You focused your energy.
You showed up with courage.
You stepped into your power—again and again.

Step 1: Close your eyes and feel that future moment. Even if it’s just 1% real, let yourself soak in that feeling.

Step 2: Use your Morning Pages to explore:
- What are you celebrating?
- What did it take to get here?
- What feels different now?

Let Future you whisper back some wisdom to you today.

Transcript

Good morning,

And welcome to The Artist's Morning.

My name's Darius,

And I'm so grateful that you and I get this time together.

Our practice today is intended to help you build confidence and momentum,

To help you tap into the stories,

The projects,

The relationships,

The creativity that's in your heart that is ready to be shared with the world.

Now you might know a very specific creative project you want to share with the world,

And maybe you don't.

It's not clear yet.

Before we dive into the meditation,

I just want to say there's no one way this creative energy needs to look.

There's no one project.

It can be as simple as a conversation with someone.

There is creative energy that is looking to come through you,

To be expressed through your voice,

Through your vision,

Through your being.

Then this is the meditation for you.

Let's take a nice deep breath together,

Slowing everything down,

Allowing a gentle softness to work its way from the top of your head,

From your crown,

All the way down to the bottom of your feet,

Slowly,

Gently,

Dropping your shoulders,

Beginning to take deeper breaths,

Falling into the almost hypnotic inhales and exhales of your body.

Your body has a natural rhythm,

This rhythm when we're not holding,

When we're not tense and controlling,

We're just allowing,

Allowing softening,

Soft forehead,

Soft jaw,

Soft eyes,

Soft tongue,

Soft neck,

Shoulders,

Back,

Torso,

Hips,

Gentle softening.

Down your thighs,

Your knees,

Your shins,

Breathing down to your ankles,

Breathing down to your toes,

Softening the tops of your feet,

The bottoms of your feet.

And let's take a nice deep breath together,

Breathing in,

Hold at the top of your inhale,

Take one more sip here,

Big exhale with some noise out,

Allowing your voice to take up space,

Your incredible voice,

Your unique voice.

There's nothing you need to do here,

There's no way to get this right or wrong,

Let go of all notions of doing it right.

We are artists,

We are creators,

We are rebels,

We are misfits,

We are bold,

We are courageous,

We are different.

Different,

Just notice how what I just shared impacts you,

You are different,

You've always known that,

Maybe you fight it,

Maybe you deny it.

You,

Dear artist,

Are different.

Just because you're different doesn't mean you're better than anyone else,

Just because you're different doesn't mean you're worse than anyone else,

But you are different.

Let's take a few deep breaths into our heart here,

Making space for our heart,

Making space for your voice,

Making space,

Abilities and talents and passions,

Making space,

Deep breath in,

Imagining your heart expanding in every direction with your inhale,

Breathing in,

Hearts are getting bigger,

Bolder,

Braver,

Big exhale out,

Letting go of any fear or uncertainty,

Ah,

Deep breath in,

Hearts expanding,

Taking up space,

Hearts are getting braver,

Bolder,

With each inhale,

Exhale out any uncertainty,

Ah,

If you like,

You can repeat those affirmations with me,

I'm going to say them again,

I am brave,

I am confident,

Just feel the impact,

Maybe your body enjoys these affirmations and soaks them in,

And maybe there's a voice that tries to convince you,

You are not these things,

That voice is the voice of resistance,

And I promise you that voice lives in each and every one of us,

There's nothing wrong with that voice,

And that voice is not you,

That voice is not you,

That voice is not you,

Let's take a moment now to tap in to any energy inside our hearts,

That feels alive,

Energy,

Creativity,

That wants to work its way through you,

You don't need to know all the answers,

Just notice,

Feel,

Allow,

Can you feel energy in your heart?

Is it a sensation?

Is it a specific project?

Is it a relationship?

Is it a person?

Is it a color?

What's alive in your heart now?

You don't need all the answers,

Just keep breathing,

Keep flowing,

Allow this energy to build,

And build,

And build inside you.

Dear heart,

Is there something you want to share with me?

Dear heart,

Is there some sort of creative energy that you want me to share with the world?

Keep breathing,

You don't need all the answers,

Just keep feeling what's alive inside your heart,

Even if it's a sensation,

Or a color,

Or a word.

Keep breathing,

Do your best to keep your incredible heart open.

This is our last song this morning,

Dear artist.

I'm going to leave a lot of open space for you,

Your heart,

Your creative energy,

To have a deep and meaningful moment together.

Before I do,

I'm going to share a simple prayer I use daily to help me tap into my creative energy.

Into my creative energies,

Into my gifts.

Here it is.

Dear universe,

Please help me share more of my gifts with the world in a way that is healthy,

Happy,

Joyful,

And prosperous.

Are you ready to share more of your gifts with the world?

If so,

All you need to do is ask.

Dear universe,

Please guide me.

Bravo,

Dear artist.

Bravo,

Dear creator.

You made it to the end of another meditation,

And for that I'm so grateful.

For those that are joining us live at the artist's morning,

I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock and share a journaling prompt on today's theme.

And of course,

If you're catching us on a replay,

Perhaps on Insight Timer,

You can do the same.

Get your journal,

Get some time up,

And see what's here and ready to be expressed through you.

Thank you once again for meditating with me.

My name is Darius,

And I'll see you next time.

Reviews

Thank you Darius, a great start to the day I feel highly energised! 🙏✨

That was awesome, Darius. I’m going into my day feeling warm and energized. Thank you!

Good morning and thank you again for your beautiful gifts you create for us to share and connect with ourselves constantly coming back home to remind us who we truly are. I managed to quiet that voice and just feel into my presence of being me and enough so thank you.
I want to congratulate you and your partner on becoming parents what a true and magical gift for you both sending my love and blessing on your new adventures as a family 🩷

I loved it! Your voice is also very soothing.
Thank you.

Wonderful reminder of the beauty that lies in each of our gifts.

Oh my dearest Darius! Thank you for this beautiful message to believe in me and my dreams and to create a space to share with others and make a difference in our world 🌎

Darius! Thank you for helping me get out of my own way. I want to be writing- I want to be a writer, but I don’t write very often because I feel like I “should” be serious and set aside an hour each day to write. I broke out into a huge smile, complete with tears and full-body chills when it hit me that “It’s a practice. And I can do it.” There’s no one way creativity happens. I can do it!! ✨ Thank you so much!!!

A gorgeous meditation 🌞as always and thank you for all the work that you do to guide us 💗

Beautiful as if you know the words my heart needs to hear. Thank You!

Beautiful and powerful! I had a really busy mind this morning, couldn’t get my focus like usual , I’m not sure why that is so I’m going to listen again when I feel less clustered. Very unusual for me.
But just listening to your voice always gives me peace and comfort. Thanks my dear friend. 💕🙏🏻

Beautiful reflection of the strength we all hold deep inside. Thank you.