Hi friend,
This meditation is for you if you find yourself being really hard on yourself,
If you've messed up in some way in your eyes,
From your perspective,
If you're having a hard time forgiving yourself or you feel frustrated,
This meditation is for you to forgive,
To be gentle with yourself and kind.
Slowly begin to drop in whatever that looks like for you,
Maybe closing your eyes,
Maybe you'd like to lay on the ground or sit up against a wall,
Allowing your hands to rest on your heart or your lap or anywhere that feels grounding and comforting.
I know when we feel angry,
Disappointed or frustrated with ourselves,
We would rather run away,
We would rather avoid and so in this moment be proud of yourself for turning toward yourself,
For staying with yourself and not abandoning yourself.
This is where you practice unconditional love.
Gently just start to witness,
Witness what thoughts are on repeat in your mind,
Witness any feelings that are present,
Notice how those feelings are showing up in the body,
Feel the sensation that the feeling brings and start to breathe with it.
Inhale,
Exhale,
Maybe breathing with the frustration,
Breathing with the shame,
The anger towards yourself.
Inhale,
Exhale,
Allow your breath to hold space for all that you feel without any judgment.
Slow breath in,
Slow exhale,
Noticing any resistance as you exhale.
It's a reminder you're choosing to stay and sit with it.
When you feel down about yourself or frustrated about yourself or frustrated and when your inner world is really critical and unkind,
This is when you deserve more love,
Not less.
The version of you that made a mistake or fell short still deserves love.
Can you be kind to every version of you that was just doing the best they could?
Be kind to the less experienced,
Less grounded,
Less aware version of yourself that didn't know any better.
Forgive the version of you that couldn't see things clearly.
Forgive the version of you that let your emotions cloud your judgment.
Forgive the version of you that forgot.
Forgive the version of you that didn't do their best.
Forgive all the versions of you.
Be kind to this present version of you as well.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
If you could reframe the situation or see the version of you in a different light,
Can you meditate here on that?
Notice how it feels to reframe,
To let go of the harsh story that you have towards yourself.
Whispering to your heart,
Your mind,
I forgive you.
I forgive you.
Breathe in slow,
Exhale slower.
Forgiveness is a practice.
It's something that we can constantly be aware of and catch the thoughts that don't serve us.
Reframe the stories that we have against past versions of ourselves that fell short and release ourselves from unnecessary suffering.
You did your best.
It's okay.
You're forgiven.
Take one more cleansing breath.
Inhale,
Exhale.
Soften into the shift within you.
Notice how you see yourself now.
And may you continue to forgive yourself because if you don't,
How can you expect others to?
And may you forgive your mind for speaking negatively to yourself.
And know that all that matters is how you move forward with more love and kindness and acceptance from my heart to yours.
