Welcome.
This is Padma Gordon and this is Living from the Heart.
And I wanted to talk to you about relationships.
I'm really passionate about relationships and have written a book on relationships.
It's called Being Together.
And the primary relationship is with yourself.
And in order to have a healthy relationship,
In order to attract a partner who wants to have a healthy relationship,
You must align with yourself.
It's so important.
And I know you know this.
Yet,
It's challenging.
It's really challenging.
So the first step in aligning with yourself is to love yourself.
To love yourself.
To feel yourself wrapped in a blanket of love.
Wrapped in a blanket of love.
So let's meditate together,
Sweet friends.
Let's begin.
Let's begin by getting really comfortable.
Arrange your body.
You can sit with a long spine or you can lie down.
The most important thing is that you are comfortable.
There are no shoulds when it comes to self-love.
This blanket of self-love that you are wrapping yourself in is woven from kindness,
Care,
Generosity,
Compassion,
And so much more.
Taking some nice breaths.
Breathe in a way that feels good to you,
To your body in this moment.
And I will say that it can be very different from moment to moment.
Sometimes the body wants deep,
Long breaths.
And at other times it wants softer breaths,
More gentle breathing.
Trust your body.
It knows.
Enjoy breathing.
Every breath is a breath of kindness,
Care,
Compassion.
You are wrapping yourself in a soft blanket of self-love.
Soft as a kitten's fur.
Soft as silk.
Soft as a cashmere shawl.
Let it be just as soft as feels good to you.
And perhaps there are places that are resisting being wrapped in this blanket,
This beautiful,
Soft blanket of self-love.
There is no need to coerce,
Push,
Or force.
They will come along in their own time.
You can smile in the direction of these parts,
These parts that may not feel worthy or lovable.
Smile warmly.
Let them know that they too are welcome.
And let your body relax and soften.
Sweet friends,
It is no small thing to feel worthy.
Trust me,
I know.
I know those places of unworthiness and unlovability.
Places that have been shut out in the cold.
These places,
These parts,
Are worthy.
And I know that you know this.
Maybe just a little bit.
Let yourself open wider.
Take your time.
Open your arms.
Imagine yourself holding this blanket,
This blanket of self-love woven from the deepest goodness.
Holding it out for all of you,
Just as a parent might hold a soft,
Fluffy towel for a child,
Whose lips are blue and teeth are chattering because they have stayed so long in the water.
And when they finally come out,
They are wrapped in a dry,
Soft,
Fluffy towel and in the arms of someone who loves them.
And my friends,
You are that someone,
And you are loved.
Take a moment and see if you can feel.
Feel where you're loved and you know you are loved and lovable.
Loved by love itself.
And perhaps you can notice what it feels like to be wrapped in this delicious blanket of self-love.
And this blanket is as big as it needs to be.
So that it covers all of you,
It wraps all of you,
Just like a big,
Soft blanket on your bed.
I invite you,
My friends,
Sweet friends,
To return to this practice.
To practice it here,
Together,
And to practice it on your own,
Throughout your day.
Pause,
Imagine that you are holding this blanket of self-love with open arms,
Ready to wrap it around all parts of you.
And you can trust that the more you practice,
The more it will grow.
Self-love.
Grow self-love and wrap yourself in this blanket often.
Thank you.
