Slowly dropping into this present moment without controlling your breath just yet.
Notice the pace of your breath.
Notice your heart.
Take a long loving look at your mind.
What's present?
For the first time in a while maybe turning toward yourself.
What's going on in your inner world?
Breathe in.
Slow exhale.
Maybe anxiety is present.
Fear.
Excitement.
Joy.
Shame.
Insecurity.
Empowerment.
Judgment.
What is present right here?
Deepen your breath as you observe and just see.
Inhale.
Exhale.
It is safe to feel right here.
It is safe to be really present with what is within you.
Soften in body,
Forehead,
Jaw,
Neck,
Shoulders.
Releasing your hand.
Soften in mind.
Letting go of the expectation of how you should be in this moment.
It's okay to exist as you are.
It makes sense that this version of you is here.
Inhale.
Making room for your present self.
Lisa Oliveira writes all the healing,
Embodiment practices,
Self-care,
Journaling,
And personal growth imaginable will never make you immune to being human.
If you're having a human response to the world,
Congratulations.
You are present.
You are here.
You are paying attention.
Being fully present to life includes the harder parts.
There is nothing more human than being willing to feel it all.
To look at all of it straight in the eye.
To pay attention.
To witness.
May you care for yourself as you do so.
You are present.
You are here.
You are paying attention.
Slow breath in.
Slow exhale.
Notice if there's a subtle shift.
Maybe,
Just maybe more compassion.
A deeper understanding.
Acceptance.
If it feels okay wrapping your arms around your present self.
Feeling gratitude and celebrating the you that is here.
Giving this version of you so much love.
How does it feel now to be you?
Breathe in.
Let it go.
May you choose to pay attention and stay close to every version of you that continues to exist in every moment.
May you care for yourself.
May you be kind to your mind.
From my heart to yours.
