Gently begin to turn inward,
Shifting your awareness into your inner world.
Maybe your eyes close,
Maybe you keep them open.
Just begin to see yourself in this moment.
Breathing in through your nose,
Exhale let it go.
Inhale deeply,
Exhale.
Feel the softening,
The dropping in,
Beginning to steady your breath.
Remembering in this moment all you need to do is breathe in and breathe out.
Being a loving witness.
Noticing the anxiety or the dread or the ache as you think about Monday and the week ahead.
Noticing the heaviness on your shoulders or your heart.
Noticing if your mind is filled with what ifs.
Notice how you're being pulled into the future.
When really all you need to do is breathe right here.
The Sunday scaries are really just your mind getting ahead of itself.
It's really just you caring about the future.
However at the same time,
The Sunday scaries takes you away from this very moment.
Breathe in slowly and exhale.
You are allowed to rest in this moment.
Tomorrow will come,
Monday will be here soon enough.
You are free to breathe and rest no matter the things not sorted out.
There might be a wondering awaiting within you and there is still room for peace here.
Slow breath in,
Exhale.
Your life is happening in the present moment.
Whenever your mind wanders to the future,
Gently whisper to your mind,
To your heart,
To your entire being,
Come back.
Just come back right here.
When you feel that wave of anxiety,
Take a breath in and as you exhale,
Feel rooted in this moment.
Feel grounded,
Telling your mind to come back and stay right here.
Using your breath as an anchor to return to this moment.
Where there is nothing to do here,
There is nowhere to go,
There is nothing to solve here.
All you need to do is breathe here and hold on to the hope that tomorrow can still be beautiful despite all you do not know.
Instead of thinking about the worst case scenario or allowing uncertainty and anxiety and dread fill your heart,
What if instead you thought about what's the best that could happen?
What if it went really well?
What if the uncertainty of the week actually is a place of limitless possibilities?
Can you start to feel the Sunday scaries,
The fear shift into readiness and excitement?
And most importantly,
Trust,
Knowing that you've met many Mondays before,
You've gotten through some hard weeks already,
You are well equipped for the week ahead.
So just rest here now,
Slow down and ease into your week right now.
Let this feeling that you're cultivating within you be the start of your week.
Feeling grounded,
Steady.
Breathe in,
Exhale.
As you inhale,
Open your heart,
Maybe lift your chin and as you exhale,
Drop your shoulders.
Embodying this sense of confidence,
Knowing that you can and you will conquer another week.
If it feels okay to you,
Placing your hands over your heart and just whispering to your beautiful heart,
It makes sense that Sundays are hard,
That you feel the ache or the anxiety.
It's okay.
Placing your hands into your heart,
Knowing that you are there for yourself always.
And breathe in,
Exhale.
Still holding your heart.
Listen to these beautiful words by Zaina Keithley.
And if only for a moment,
I hope you can watch the sky and breathe and feel your heart beating inside your chest and remember what it feels like to not worry about yesterday or tomorrow and simply be here now,
Exactly where you are.
Maybe it's not where you ultimately want to be,
But maybe for today,
It's exactly where you're meant to be.
Maybe this is where life's treasures are hidden and all it takes to find them is your wholehearted presence.
Regaining your presence right here.
Coming back to your breath.
Coming back to this moment again and again.
Knowing that tomorrow is surely coming,
But in the hours in between,
You are free to rest till then.
From my heart to yours.
