Begin to really arrive in this moment,
Closing your eyes if that feels safe and bring your attention inward.
You are here,
The past is gone,
The future can wait.
Let your mind rest onto the breath,
Follow the breath out,
Allow your breath to really soothe you,
Just the inhale,
Just the exhale.
Really feel and hear your breath,
Inhale slow,
Exhale slower.
Your breath helps you anchor to this moment,
One breath at a time returning to the present moment,
Let everything go except for right now,
Right here.
In breath,
Despite all that is swirling around you,
You are free to feel peace right here.
My friend,
I know how it feels for the mind to get ahead of itself,
To be worrying and wondering about the future or ruminating on the past.
Just soften into this moment,
Let your presence bring you peace.
You just need to be here.
You just need to breathe here,
Inhale,
Exhale.
You are right on time.
Really allow yourself to believe that,
You are right on time.
Feel peace in that truth,
Feel peace in the simplicity of this moment,
There's nowhere to go but right here.
There's nothing to do but be here.
Full breath in,
Big sigh.
What if allowing yourself to be here and letting go of trying to figure it out is what really will bring you peace.
You can feel peace within the uncertainty,
You don't have to know the outcome.
Feeling into trust and the energy of surrender right here.
Peace is a feeling that you can tap into,
Peace is always in the present moment because it lives within you.
Just let yourself sit in the abundant source of peace within you.
I'm not sure who writes this but it's beyond beautiful.
Open your heart and your mind to these words.
Listen,
You are going to find the things that make you feel free in life.
You are going to fall in love with another human and with yourself.
You are going to discover the things that fill you with purpose,
The things that make you want to rise each morning.
You are going to feel hope cracking within all of the dark the past has buried within you.
You are going to uncover all of that light.
You are going to be okay,
You are going to figure things out but you must understand that there is no set timeline for this kind of discovery,
There is no checklist for this kind of growth.
You may fall in love tomorrow or you may fall in love 10 years from now.
You might discover your passion the day after you graduate or you might be 50 years old before you finally find the thing that causes your heart to ache with happiness.
Whatever it is,
Just give it time,
Be gentle with yourself,
Do not rush the way you stretch into the person you are becoming.
You are not falling behind,
You are falling into yourself.
So please keep going,
Everything that is meant to be yours will be yours.
Feel the peace in this,
In this deep knowing.
Breathe in these words.
Notice what has landed on your heart.
Feel the shift within you.
Feel the peace of this present moment,
The softening of your entire soul.
Breathe in.
Just stay here a little longer.
Only when you are ready,
Finding movement in your body,
Let it be intuitive.
Eventually,
Finding a soft smile as you blink your eyes open if they were closed,
Take in one more full breath and a big exhale,
Take this peace into the rest of your day,
From my heart to yours.
