Today I would like to talk to you about the invisible strings that connect us to the people we love.
Have you ever seen a beautiful kite flying in the air?
It can look as if it is flying up in the sky all by itself.
But somewhere on the ground,
Someone is holding onto the kite string.
You cannot always see the string,
But you know it is there.
It keeps the kite from floating off into the air.
It is almost the same with the invisible strings that connect us to the people we love.
We cannot see them,
But they are always there.
It doesn't matter how far someone goes away from us.
Do you know what these invisible strings that connect us to people are made of?
They are made of love.
If you love someone,
There is an invisible love string connecting you with that person.
We make these love strings stronger the more we love someone.
The stronger our love strings are,
The more sure we can be that that person will never float away from us.
Let's do an exercise together and I will show you how to make your love strings stronger.
Close your eyes.
Let's take a deep breath in.
Push your belly out as your chest fills with air.
Now let's breathe out slowly.
Pretend that your breath is a gentle wind that can make a kite float in the air.
Breathe in again slowly.
Fill your whole body with air.
Your whole body becomes light and filled with air.
Now we are going to breathe slowly out again like a gentle wind.
Let's breathe together one last time.
Breathe in slowly,
Filling your whole body with air.
Your body feels light and floaty.
Now a slow,
Soft breath out like a gentle wind.
Now imagine that the most beautiful kite you have ever seen is floating above you.
The kite is decorated in all of your favorite colors.
It has a long tail of brightly colored ribbons.
It glitters and shimmers in the bright sunlight.
A gentle breeze blows it from side to side.
The kite is connected to a shiny golden string.
The string runs all the way down from the sky and connects to your heart.
Every time the kite moves,
The string makes your heart flutter a bit.
It feels like a tiny tickle in the middle of your chest.
You love your kite and you do not want it to float away.
But you know you won't lose your kite because with every loving thought you think about your kite,
The golden string connecting your heart to the kite becomes a little stronger.
Now let's imagine the gentle breeze becoming stronger.
Your kite sways a bit more in the sky.
The golden string tugs a little bit harder at that place in the middle of your chest where it is connected to your heart.
It doesn't hurt,
But it tickles just a tiny bit more to remind you that it is there.
Every loving thought you think makes that beautiful golden string stronger.
The stronger the wind blows,
The more loving thoughts you think to make your golden string stronger.
Let's think more loving thoughts together to help make your connection with your special kite stronger.
Think about how beautiful your kite is to you.
Think about how your kite is made up of all the colors that you love most in the world.
Think about the amazing things your kite can see when it is floating up in the big blue sky.
Your kite is special because you dreamed it up.
No one else will think of a kite exactly like yours and that is a good reason to love your kite even more.
You will never lose your kite as long as you keep sending it loving thoughts.
All of these loving thoughts keep your kite connected to your heart with a golden love string.
Do you feel sure that you will never lose your special kite?
Now I would like to tell you a secret.
A beautiful golden love string also connects your heart with the heart of everyone and everything that you love.
And when another person also thinks loving thoughts about you,
These love strings become extra strong.
Let's sit for a moment and think about all of the golden love strings connecting you to each and every person that you love.
You can also think about all of the people who love you.
Now let's think of all of the animals you love.
Some of them also think loving thoughts about you.
We can think loving thoughts about plants and trees and clouds and mountains and all of the wonderful things in the world.
And so you can see that love connects us to everyone and everything in this beautiful world.
Now when you are ready,
You can slowly start to wiggle your fingers and your toes.
When you open your eyes,
You will feel safe and loved.
Your heart is connected to so many golden love strings that keep you safe and loved,
No matter where you are in the world.
