Welcome back.
In our last conversation,
We explored the topic of quitting and letting go,
And how to know when to quit,
Exploring the advice of professional poker player,
Annie Duke,
And designer turned Microsoft executive,
Liz Danzyko.
So far in this course,
We've been mostly exploring systematic and logical ways of making decisions.
The emotional part of your psyche,
However,
Is equally important for effective decision-making,
And in some cases,
It is the most essential component.
As the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud said,
When making a decision of minor importance,
I've always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.
In vital matters,
However,
Such as the choice of a mate or profession,
The decision should come from the unconscious,
From somewhere within ourselves.
In the important decisions of personal life,
We should be governed,
I think,
By the deep inner needs of our nature.
Today's practice is a guided meditation to go beyond the thinking mind into the part of you that knows,
And knows that it knows,
To empower you to make a difficult decision through connecting you with your intuition.
Start by coming into a comfortable seated position.
Guide your awareness to your breath.
As you exhale,
Release the weight of this difficult decision down onto the support beneath you,
And imagine that it melts away and slides down your shoulders temporarily.
And as you inhale,
Feel a spaciousness and allow new possibilities to unravel within you.
Let your consciousness expand and be open to receiving an answer for your question.
Let every exhale be a letting go,
And every inhale be an opening to receive.
Continue like this for the next five breaths.
If your eyes are open,
And if it feels all right for you,
Gently and slowly let them close.
Guide your awareness to the crown of your head,
Directing your awareness to this point,
The pinnacle of you.
See and sense with your mind's eye this point of connection with your higher self.
And from this point,
Visualize the moon at her fullest,
Brightest,
Her pure luminous light pouring down on you.
And as you inhale through this point at the crown of your head,
Draw in this beam of light.
And as you exhale,
Feel this beam of pure light disperse and dissolve any fear,
Any stress,
Any worries,
Any anxiety.
Inhale,
Breathing in this pure luminous healing light.
Exhale,
Allowing any worries to dissipate and disperse with the power of this healing light.
Continue like this for the next five breaths.
Now,
Visualize beneath you the turbulent waves of the ocean.
Feel it deep,
Vast,
Ungraspable,
A reflection of the difficult decision you've been sitting on.
Feel and sense it right underneath you.
As you feel and sense it right underneath you,
With your next inhale,
Take in the healing light of the moon from above you.
And as you exhale,
Let this torch shine a light on the situation,
This difficult decision that you are contemplating right beneath you.
Allow it to bring to light all aspects of this situation so that you can see,
Think,
Feel,
And sense with crystal clarity.
Every inhale,
Allowing this light from above to be taken in to you.
And with each exhale,
Letting this light shine down on this situation,
This difficult decision you are contemplating.
If and when you begin to feel ready,
Ask yourself this question,
What am I really looking at here?
Allow this question to echo.
And as you take in this question fully,
Allow any answers,
Images,
Sounds,
Anything that comes to surface,
Take shape.
As you allow whatever comes to surface to take shape,
Take in these images,
Shapes,
Colors,
Words,
Memories,
Sounds,
Or anything relating to this decision you have been tackling.
As you do so,
Feel the turbulent waves of the ocean beneath you gradually soften.
Feel them becoming more and more and more still,
Until the surface of the ocean is completely calm and smooth.
With your next exhale,
Settle into this stillness and smoothness,
And release any lingering fear,
Anxiety,
Assumptions,
Limiting beliefs,
Obligations.
Let them gently dissipate.
And with your next inhale,
Let your consciousness expand,
And expand,
And expand.
Welcome spaciousness,
Vastness,
Clarity,
And courage into your being.
As you stay in this stillness,
Remain quiet and allow the situation to clarify itself,
Just as a reflection in the water clarifies the more still the water is.
Now,
Guide your awareness inwards to the center of your being.
Deep inside of you,
Sense and feel and see a glimmering gemstone.
Encrusted within this gemstone are your core values,
Sparkling with brilliance.
This is the true nature of your being.
See the different shades and angles of this gemstone that is you.
Admire and feel your inner radiance,
And shine,
Connect with your inner light.
And when you feel ready,
Complete this sentence.
I am a person who.
.
.
It could be anything.
Perhaps you put love above anything else.
Perhaps you are a person who values creative freedom,
Who lives by example,
Who is brave and honest.
Whatever comes to surface,
Make it invulnerable.
And as it comes to surface,
Repeat the sentence three times quietly to yourself,
In your consciousness.
Remind yourself,
Whatever decision you take,
Allow it to reflect your true nature,
Your inner shine.
And now,
Guide your awareness from your gemstone to the ocean beneath you,
Your decision.
Connect deep within you with your cherished values.
See the calm,
Smooth surface of the ocean.
Become a mirror,
A mirror that perfectly reflects the bright,
Clarifying light of the full moon of your intuition,
As well as the radiance of your gemstone,
Your inner values.
And when you feel ready,
Complete this sentence.
I choose.
.
.
Allow the next moments for any answers to surface.
Let your inner voice speak a choice in alignment with your values.
Take as long as you wish and need here,
Allowing your choice to reveal itself to you.
Allow it to become clear to you which path to take,
The path that feels right.
It comes from your deepest intuition,
Your heartfelt longing,
And this deepest knowing that this is the right decision at this moment.
It doesn't matter what others might say.
You know without having to explain how or why.
And now you feel right and you feel in alignment that this decision has been made,
That the direction has been chosen,
And now you begin to walk this path.
Feel light and free now that you've made the decision.
There's no looking back now.
This is the right path.
For better or for worse,
You trust in the light of the full moon.
You trust in your heartfelt intuition.
You trust in the radiance of your inner values.
Feel protected,
Secure,
And loved,
And that a great load has been lifted.
Your decision has now been made.
Bring this peace,
Ease,
And clarity with you into the rest of your day.
In our next lesson,
We'll explore a common challenge that many of us experience,
Avoidance and procrastination.
We'll also explore a visualization meditation to empower you to overcome avoidance or procrastination so you can take action on a choice you've been wanting to make.
For the rest of today,
Reflect on the following prompts and share your answers as opposed in our course community.
How important is intuition for you when making a difficult decision?
Have you ever made a decision by connecting with your intuition?
