Cultivating connection,
Meditating on values,
An inquiry into what you hold dear,
Of what is sincere,
Of what bends your ear,
Relinquish the fear,
Elicit that which is near,
What is it that you value,
What is your deepest aspiration,
What is your intention,
From here you come to know the self better,
Clarity emerges as you move towards authenticity,
The energetic drivers that bring you what you need,
They sink to your soul,
They bring meaning to your life,
Love to your heart,
Words to your breath,
What is the motivating force to intuit what,
That which is deemed important and necessary,
That you would stretch yourself even more to be able to reach that thing that you must have,
Arriving like a drone landing softly from the view of pictures taken from above and then preparing to launch and in this way taking in the expanse and then coming to understand the other better,
The environment better,
Place you inhabit comes clearer,
What is it that you value,
Do you even understand what this means,
For we often speak of beliefs,
Though beliefs can be inherited in such a way that you become a parrot without truly understanding what it means to believe,
Values strengthen and bring greater clarity and are also shared across the global community,
For they deeply embed us in our truth,
They do not lie,
For we inhabit our values as they can be seen in our actions,
What is it that you value,
Do you value family,
Do you value friendship,
Do you value humor,
Do you value community,
Do you value fun,
Do you value trust,
Do you value the creativity,
Do you value enthusiasm,
Do you value continuous learning,
What is it that you value and in what way do you demonstrate these values,
Sometimes you might say you value something,
However do your actions provide the example of living and embodying and role modeling those values or do you struggle to hit the mark because those values live inside your head and not inside your experience,
We are all guilty of trying,
The habits catch us and grip us to pretense and then we forget what we valued,
We return to surviving and safety and revert to ancient ways of being,
The way we learned as a child and then we soon forget,
What happens when your values are not met,
Do you project a facade,
Are you living your truth,
Do you feel safe to be yourself without censorship,
Do you belong in this place,
Do you know your identity,
Do you care and in caring what is it that is important to even care about,
If not the simplest of things,
The rain,
The sky,
The moon,
The sun,
The stars,
Gazing upwards and being fascinated by the glorious wonder of what's out there,
Inside me is all of that out there and everything out there is inside of me too,
I see myself when I look at you,
Do you see yourself in me,
Two values unite us,
For at the heart of everything we will find that we are all one and the same,
Deep down we share the same values,
All of us do,
Think about yesterday,
What did you do,
How did you spend your day,
How did you break it up and in what way did your actions reflect the values that you hold dear,
What was it that you did that demonstrated those values in action,
Values are linked to your deepest desires and wants and needs,
You will find your values in what you need,
In what you need in this moment and in what you need when your needs are not being met,
You will know what your values are,
Do you feel safe and secure to allow your soul to express and uncover its purpose,
Vitalize life,
Spark creativity,
Let's go on a journey of visualization where we move into our imagination and curiously explore a beach,
Walking along a beach,
Waves lapping,
Feel your feet,
Bare feet on the sand,
Soft underfoot,
Wet from waves,
Lapping on the shore,
Feeling the gentle breeze on smooth skin,
Clean wash,
Washed clean by the breath of the breeze,
Alive with the sensation of the breeze at your temples,
Waves lapping and soothing the ear,
Move with the momentum of the breeze,
Seeking in grains of sand,
You see it,
You come upon the most precious emerald stone,
Pick it up and hold it up to the light,
To the light of the sun,
See the emerald green stone,
You have found something precious,
It's a vibrant green,
A symbol of truth and love,
Goddess of Venus,
Purveyor of love and hope,
Revered by Incas as the source of eternal life,
A gift from Thoth,
The ancient god of wisdom,
Stone of intuition,
Revelation,
Truth and sight,
Stone of love,
Revealing vitality and new beginnings,
Strong natural connection in the relationship of love,
A promise in wellness will heal the heart,
Heal vision and ailments of the eyes,
Emerald embodies patience and compassion,
With the energy of creativity and harmony,
Look at this precious emerald stone you have found and you are holding in your hand,
Here it sits,
Like your values,
Precious and sincere,
Alive in its energy,
Our values come from the same eternal source of life,
This stone came from deep earth's crust and over time formed like our values,
Our life experiences,
Our wisdom,
Our learnings,
That strengthen our resolve and bring us closer to being who we are collectively and mirrors of intentions,
You're holding these values in your hand,
In your heart.
