Welcome to today's practice.
In this meditation we'll be using the power visualization to help you learn how to let go.
And by letting go I don't mean being codependent or passive aggressive.
It's not about agreeing with someone else when you don't.
This is about letting in a wider perspective,
Creating some distance and allowing for a little more compassion toward others and yourself.
It's about finding your way to greater acceptance,
Not just of other people's viewpoints but of the truth that your inner peace matters more than proving your point.
So let's begin.
I invite you to settle into a comfortable position.
Relax your shoulders and your whole body.
Try to bring yourself into a state of total relaxation and close your eyes.
See if you can let go of whatever's come before this moment and anything that's coming after as we ease into the universal here and everlasting now.
And take one deep breath,
Inhale and exhale.
We're going to start by diving into that feeling of tension when you're deep in the middle of a conflict.
Try to bring your awareness to a recent disagreement,
Misunderstanding,
Or a time when you weren't seeing eye to eye with someone.
Maybe a time when you felt compelled to prove your point.
Think of both sides of the argument.
What did someone else believe or what were they saying?
And what did you believe and what were you saying?
And imagine the feeling of frustration when they couldn't or wouldn't see things your way.
When you're in a deadlock and you're completely at odds with someone,
When one of you thinks one thing and the other something completely different,
There's a massive amount of tension that's been built up,
Not just between you and the other person,
But within yourself.
Try to feel what that feels like.
You might feel wide awake and alert or hyper focused on winning the argument.
You might feel a gripping or tightening sensation in your chest or your stomach.
Your shoulders might be raised up around your ears.
Maybe your jaw is clenched or your muscles are at the ready.
Your entire body is physically preparing for fight or flight as if this disagreement were actually about your very survival.
Feel how the energy of how this feels in your body to hold on to your viewpoint so tightly.
Now let go of that tension.
Let's see if we can find our way out.
Take one deep breath,
Inhale and exhale.
See if you can imagine yourself living in the future,
Five years from now.
Try to picture what your life would look like if it were shaped by a series of consistent choices you finally allowed yourself to make.
Imagine that by trusting your intuition,
Aligning with your inner knowing,
And finding the courage to do more of the things you knew would make the most sense for you,
You arrived here.
The work you now do is meaningful.
The people around you are more authentic and growth-minded and supportive.
Opportunities seem to be arriving from everywhere,
Might feel lighter and easier.
There's room for fun and laughter,
Deep-rooted loving laughter,
And you feel a true sense of belonging.
Not only is this place a place where you feel you belong,
But it's also where you feel like the most you.
Imagine the freedom you'd feel if you were living this life right now.
When you bring your awareness to this potential,
There's no striving or pushing or forcing things to go a certain way.
And when you trust that the way will appear,
You allow the inner wellspring of life to flow to and through you,
And more of what you want starts to make its way to you.
There's nothing you have to do or say to earn the right to live like this.
This life,
Your future potential life,
Is waiting for you to recognize that it's already here with you right now.
What's something you might say to yourself in a state of gratitude in this moment?
How about something like,
In this moment,
I'm finding my way back to me.
Pick one line and repeat it silently or aloud,
And try to say it while feeling the feelings associated with your future life.
I think of it like a line of dialogue in a scene I'm imagining,
And the reason why it works so well is that it acts like an anchor.
It serves as something you can come back to any time to help ground you in this visualization,
And by doing that you bring it one step closer to realization.
Now from this vantage point as the future you,
Look back at your disagreement from earlier.
Remember your need to be right?
Remember all the emotional and physical tension you felt?
How important is it really that you be right?
Giving yourself some distance allows you to revisit whatever it is you're going through from a different perspective,
And that helps you to see your need to be right with fresh eyes,
Because there's part of you that doesn't need to be right to be free.
So as we come to the end of this meditation,
I invite you to carry the feelings of letting go,
Of some distance,
Of how great it feels to live in your potential with you as you go through your day.
Trust that the universe is conspiring to bring you everything you could ever want,
In every moment that you let it.
And open your eyes or come back to where you are.
Thank you so much for taking the time to be here with me today,
And until next time,
Trust in your practice and in your own inner guidance,
And allow the universe to work its magic.
