Welcome to this guided meditation.
My name is Eric and I invite you to take the next few minutes to get settled,
Relax,
And fully arrive.
One of the deepest human needs is simply to feel seen,
To feel understood,
To know that our experience matters.
If you've been carrying the feeling that no one really sees you,
I'm glad you're here and we can experience each other in this moment.
Together,
Let's take a slow breath in through the nose.
And gently sign it out.
Notice the simple fact that you are witnessing yourself in this moment.
You are paying attention.
You are listening.
And that matters.
So often we wait for someone else to recognize our pain before we allow ourselves to acknowledge it.
But what if your own awareness was enough to begin?
Placing a gentle hand over your hearts.
And say to yourself,
I see what you've been carrying.
I know this has been difficult.
I don't have to hide anymore.
Notice how your body responds.
Perhaps nothing changes immediately.
And that's okay.
Being seen isn't about fixing.
It's about allowing what is true to exist without judgment.
And perhaps there's another kind of seeing that's worth practicing.
It goes beyond seeing your pain.
Goes beyond seeing what you wish were different.
But actually seeing you.
The person who's made it this far.
The person who's carried things no one else knows about.
That person who's still here.
Still learning.
Still becoming.
And the next time you look into a mirror today.
POTS.
Just for a moment.
And instead of immediately looking for what's wrong,
Instead of judging your appearance,
Or thinking about what needs to change.
Let yourself actually meet your own beautiful eyes.
Looking intently into the depths of your soul.
Take a breath in this moment.
Maybe even smile.
And see if you can look at yourself with a little gratitude.
A little amazement.
A little awe.
Because this is you.
A human being who has lived through everything you've lived through.
And somehow,
You're still here.
You don't need to earn that recognition.
You don't need someone else to give you permission to be worthy of your own attention.
You can practice seeing yourself right now.
Remember,
Your value has never depended upon how visible you are to other people.
The deepest relationship you'll ever have is the one that you're cultivating within yourself.
And so,
As you move through the rest of your day,
See if you can offer yourself the same kindness you've been hoping to receive from someone else.
Let's take one final breath in through the nose.
And exhaling out.
You are here.
You matter.
And perhaps for this moment,
You can let yourself be seen by the one person who has been with you through all of it.
And that is you.
I wish to thank you for taking a few moments out of your day to join me in this guided meditation.
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My name is Eric.
Be well and be inspired.
Namaste.
