Welcome to day 19 of the Heart Workers 21 Day Meditation Journey.
Sit with a straight spine or lie down.
Relax your shoulders.
Rest your hands on your knees.
Close your eyes and take this time to connect with your own body.
Without trying to change anything,
Welcome the sensations and emotions that are present in your body and your mind right now.
Now,
Don't judge anything.
Turn your attention now to your breath and on your own take a few deep breaths to let yourself relax.
On your own,
Take a few deep breaths to let yourself relax deeply.
Now,
Make no attempt to control anything.
Simply observe your breath as it flows in and out naturally.
Feel your breath as it flows into your nose,
As it moves into your throat,
Your chest,
Your belly.
We like to think that our experience of a situation is the way others should experience the same situation.
When we believe that what the others said was unreasonable,
We think the rest of the world should agree with us.
For example,
When a colleague at work interrupted your boss to share her frustration about the constant change of specification of a project.
Some people were happy she was speaking out loud and others thought it was quite inappropriate to interrupt and attack the leader with so much anger.
Who is right?
In a lot of situations,
Both perspectives can easily be defended.
Because most people have good intentions.
Because most people are doing their best to solve a problem for their company,
To parent their kids the best way they can,
And to help a friend or a lover.
But no meaningful support can take action without a deep understanding of the other's point of view.
Think of a circumstance when you felt misunderstood.
It could be with a brother or a sister.
It could be with a friend or your husband or wife.
Think of the efforts you put into sharing your side of the story.
Were you deeply honest with the person you were talking to?
Did you give enough details about the situation you were describing?
Did you share out loud the emotions you were going through?
Did you take the time needed to express yourself with full authenticity so that the other could understand your side of the story?
Take some time now to feel the emotions that traveled through you during this misunderstanding.
Observe them as just emotions and not as a definition of who you are in this moment,
Or even who you were in that moment.
Now,
Congratulate yourself for reflecting on this situation in an objective,
Detached manner.
And celebrate yourself for taking the time to feel the disconnect that may have happened between the information you thought you gave and what actually happened.
We tend to assume that our reality is easy to understand because we live in it.
Why don't others see,
Live,
And understand the same experience the way I do?
The more we practice our own understanding of ourselves and our own patterns of communication,
The more we maximize the possibility for others to understand us in return.
Let's repeat now,
Three times in your mind,
Today's affirmation.
I bring mindfulness in my life.
I will remain silent now for a few minutes.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
Or simply relax into the quiet.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You can turn your attention to your breath,
Noticing each inhale and each exhale.
You slowly begin to reawaken and notice how calm you are.
Keeping your eyes closed,
Notice the sounds around you.
Feel the floor beneath you and allow each part of your body to reawaken slowly.
As you move forward throughout the rest of your day,
You might notice the shadow rising again.
When it happens,
Calmly look at it and with equal ease try to revisit today's affirmation as often as possible.
I bring mindfulness in my life.
Chantly now open your eyes.
Welcome back to your awakened hearts.
Namaste.
