Begin to turn inward and notice the you that is present in this moment without trying to change anything,
Just arriving with this version of you.
Slowing down and really seeing yourself,
Bringing awareness to yourself,
Turning your gaze to your heart,
Your mind,
Your being.
Beginning to deepen your breath,
Inhaling,
Exhaling.
In-breath,
Out-breath,
Softening your shoulders,
Your face,
Allowing your breath to pull you closer to yourself,
To this moment.
Inhale,
Exhale.
How do you feel in this moment?
How does it feel to be you in this moment?
How's your body?
How's your health?
How's your mind?
How's your heart?
Just noticing if you've been fighting against yourself.
If when you see yourself in a photo or a mirror,
You instantly focus on a new wrinkle or a sign of aging.
Notice if a lot of your focus is on how your body is quote-unquote failing you.
How much headspace is filled with worry and fear as you grow older,
Holding space for yourself here as you sit with these emotions,
Bringing awareness,
Bringing light.
Aging is out of your control.
How you handle it though is in your hands.
How do you support yourself in the process,
In the experience of greeting each day,
Of adding on years to your life?
Breathe in,
Exhale.
Maybe placing a hand on your heart.
My friend,
As we grow older,
Real beauty travels from the face to the heart.
Appeal turns to charm,
Hurt turns to wisdom,
And great moments to shared memories.
Every day,
Every year can be a brand new journey.
You get one chance to be 25,
38,
44,
65,
And every age before and in between.
Why wouldn't you want to experience all the wonder in each step on your path?
May you be aware of any feelings of frustration or sadness and come back to this idea that you are on the same team with you.
You and your body,
Remembering the gifts that your body still has for you,
Even as you grow old.
All that you can still do and that you get to do.
Breathe in,
Exhale.
Do not fear growing older.
It is a privilege denied to many.
What a gift,
Every wrinkle,
Every ache.
Can you just breathe here with the you that you are now in a whole new way?
Noticing your shift in perspective,
Softening here as you accept that you are changing,
Growing old.
The body may be working a little less efficiently and still here you are,
Choosing to stay,
To honor,
Cherish,
And love yourself fully.
Same team.
May you shift how you view yourself.
May you shift how you talk to yourself.
May you remember it's a privilege to age,
To be you.
Be gentle,
Be kind to your mind.
Breathe in,
Exhale.
Placing your hands over your heart,
Whispering to your entire being,
Your body,
Your mind,
Thank you for all that you do for me.
I love you.
Thank you for all that you do for me.
I love you.
If your heart could speak,
What would it tell you in this moment?
One more cleansing breath.
Inhale,
Release.
From my heart to yours.
