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 be nourishment.
Our practice today is intended to feed and fill your mind,
Body,
And spirit.
Some days we wake up and we feel great,
And some days we wake up and we don't.
Regardless,
It can be incredibly helpful to start your day with healthy,
Supportive words,
Thoughts,
And ideas for your mind,
Body,
And spirit.
And that's what today is.
Let's begin our practice.
If your eyes are open,
I'd like to invite you to close them now.
As we begin to go inwards together.
Finding a nice,
Comfortable seat.
Allowing your shoulders to gently drop.
Taking a few deep,
Cleansing breaths.
Imagining new,
Fresh energy is coming into your system.
And with your exhales,
We're going to make a little noise.
And gently let go of any energy that we no longer need to hold.
New,
Fresh energy coming in with our inhales.
Old,
Stagnant energy being released with our exhales.
Let's take a nice,
Deep breath here together.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Holding at the top.
And letting go with some noise.
With today's practice,
I'm going to share some affirmations with you.
There's nothing you need to do.
You get to choose which ones you want to receive and which ones you want to let float away.
As you probably already know,
Words have energy.
They have a frequency to them.
And by simply being here and hearing the words,
We're going to be filling and feeding your mind,
Body,
And spirit with healthy,
Supportive,
Uplifting words,
Thoughts,
And ideas.
Let's begin nice and slow with a few very simple but powerful affirmations.
I am strong.
I am healthy.
I am brave.
I am strong.
I am healthy.
I am brave.
Today,
I choose to fill my mind,
Body,
And spirit with healthy,
Supportive,
And uplifting words,
Thoughts,
And ideas.
Today,
I choose to fill my mind,
Body,
And spirit with healthy,
Supportive,
And uplifting words,
Thoughts,
And ideas.
I have everything I need.
I have everything I need.
I have everything I need.
I believe in my greatness.
I believe in my kindness and my goodness.
I believe in myself.
Take a moment to feel.
Feel whatever's coming up in you.
We are not afraid of resistance.
Your resistance might show up and say,
Who are you to believe in your greatness?
Who are you to believe in your goodness and your kindness?
Today,
We are choosing to fill our minds,
Bodies,
And spirits with healthy,
Supportive words,
Thoughts,
And ideas.
It is a choice.
If you don't like that choice,
Of course,
You can choose to listen to resistance.
That is also a choice.
None of it is happening to you.
It is happening for you.
And your choice is a key part of the equation.
Are you ready to believe in yourself in a way you've never believed before?
You can quickly say yes.
Or you can embody the energy of yes,
I believe in myself.
Sometimes when it's a hard day and your energy levels are low,
You just need to repeat it with energy and emphasis over and over again until that storm has passed.
Let's try it together.
If you're open to it,
Let's try those three affirmations again.
Do the best you can.
Every day is different.
Every person is different.
Deep breath.
I believe in my greatness.
I believe in my goodness and my kindness.
I believe in myself.
I believe in myself.
I believe in myself.
I believe in myself.
The energy and essence of the greatest thinkers,
The greatest artists,
The greatest creators in history.
Live inside each and every one of yourselves.
Inside you is the potential for greatness.
It's inside all of us.
Are you ready and willing to access your greatness?
There is a cost to accessing your greatness.
It is not free.
It requires you to put more energy and belief into your possibilities.
Then you put into your fears,
Your limiting beliefs.
Are you ready to transcend and grow beyond your fears?
It requires energy.
It requires action.
It requires you stepping up to your comfort zone.
And then stepping even further.
If you don't believe in yourself today,
That's okay.
I will believe in you.
Let these words grow inside you.
These seeds can grow even in the stormiest weather.
They can even grow in the winter if you will allow them.
I believe in your greatness.
I believe in your goodness.
I believe in you.
Do you have space to receive my belief in you?
What happens to your heart when someone or something shows up with love and support for you?
Pay close attention.
Are you able to keep your heart open and receive it?
Or maybe you shut down and push it away.
Let's try again.
Pay close attention to what happens to your heart.
I believe in your greatness.
I believe in your goodness.
I believe in you.
I believe in you.
If you're able to take those words in and continue breathing them in.
If your heart begins to close down.
If doubt shows up.
Keep breathing.
Do the best you can.
And know you are not alone.
It takes tremendous courage to live with your heart open.
Some days we wake up and the sun is shining and everything feels easy.
Some days we wake up and it's cold and it's stormy and everything feels heavy.
No matter which type of day you are having.
It's always helpful to start our day with nourishment.
To nourish our bodies with healthy food.
But also to nourish our minds with healthy words and ideas.
Thank you for allowing me to share these words,
These ideas,
These thoughts with you today.
We have one more song left and I'm going to mostly stay quiet.
And allow you and your heart and your mind and your spirit to connect.
Bravo,
Dear artist.
You made it to the end of another meditation and for that I am so grateful.
For those that are joining live at the artist morning,
I'm going to put some time on the clock.
And allow us to do some private and personal journaling.
And of course if you're catching us on a replay,
Perhaps on insight timer,
You can do the same.
Thank you once again for meditating with me.
My name is Darius and I will see you next time.
