Welcome to the 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Meditation Series.
Today is agreement number one,
Be impeccable with your word.
Allow yourself to really soften into your meditation space.
Maybe close your eyes if that feels right to you and take a slow deep breath to really drop in.
Inhale,
Exhale.
Allow yourself to really soften,
Land even more into this moment.
Be impeccable with your word.
Our words have power,
The power to heal,
To uplift,
To create connection and to shape our reality.
Our words are energy.
Every thought,
Every word carries weight.
As you sit here in the quiet of your own mind,
Think about the way you speak to others.
Are your words honest?
Are your words intentional?
Reflecting here and noticing if sometimes your words carry impatience,
Frustration.
Now really turn inward.
How do you speak to yourself?
Is your mind filled with words of encouragement or do you hold yourself to impossible standards?
Do you practice self-compassion or do your words tend to criticize?
Simply observe without any judgment and notice the quality of your inner dialogue.
Bring into your mind's awareness any harsh or unkind or untrue words that you've spoken to yourself or to others.
Imagine using your exhale to release these words to set them free,
Knowing that they do not define you.
You don't need to hold on any longer.
Exhale release.
Now,
As you inhale,
Call in this energy of truth and kindness.
Breathe it in.
Imagine this energy of impeccable speech and words filled with love,
Clarity,
Wisdom.
Notice what is shifting within you.
Embracing this new energy.
Whispering to yourself,
I choose words that uplift,
Heal and empower.
My words are aligned with my truth and my integrity.
What would it feel like to speak with love,
To speak with truth and to be present with every word you choose to say?
Let this feeling really sink into your being.
Speaking with love,
Speaking with truth.
This is the power of being impeccable with your word.
Follow your breath in,
Let something go.
The words that you choose both outwardly and inwardly shape your entire world.
May you carry this awareness with you as you move through your day.
Speaking with integrity and kindness and truth.
Only when you're ready,
Bringing gentle movement back into your body.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Before you move out of your practice,
Maybe place both hands over your heart.
Knowing that your words can come right from your heart.
If your heart could speak right now,
What would it say to you?
Be impeccable with your word.
Speak with integrity.
Say only what you mean.
Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.
Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Take your sweet time,
Blinking your eyes open.
From my heart to yours.
