Evening Release: Setting Down The Tools

This meditation serves as a mindful "releasing of the day" ritual, helping you transition from the demands of the workday into the peace of your evening. By visualizing the act of setting down your professional tools and responsibilities, you can shed the day's heavy identity and arrive back at your soft, unburdened self. Image by marta_b; sound effect by Eryliaa, both from Pixabay.

Transcript

On this evening, As the earth slowly turns from the sun, Let us soften and slow, Put away the tools of the day, Those busy tools that had us thinking all day, Scanning the environment for the next thing we had to do, Putting out fires or building new ones. Let us soften, Rest, And put away the tools now, One by one, In a place of safety for their use tomorrow. They have served us well. But now, Let us rest, Soften our minds and our hearts, And let our hands rest open, A gentle smile on our face, A contented look, And a deep, Slow breath. Ah, Here we are. We have done what we could today. It is enough. It must always be enough. There is no turning back the earth to the high point of noon. There is no being anywhere or any time but here and now. Let us rest without the burdens of the busy day, And let us accept these calm waters of evening with gratitude and anticipation of being with the ones we love or in the pleasant company of our own solitude. The quiet, The choice, The peace that comes from knowing that we have done all that we should, And now, Now there is space in the evening for us as we are unburdened. Let us put away the tools of the day. Let them lie safely in their shed. They will be there tomorrow for our use. But now, It is just us, Without the title, The job description, The tasks, And the matrices of success. Just our own true selves, The soft presence, The quiet mind, And the open heart that with each breath loves more fully. Have a beautiful evening.