Hello meditators.
For this practice we are going to be cultivating patience.
Patience is something that I think most people in the world can find a bit of a challenge with.
However when we are challenged by something it's also an invitation and an opportunity to grow in that area.
So the goal of this practice is to leave this brief meditation feeling more patient.
Not just patient for what we are wanting in life but patience for who we are becoming,
Patience for the learning that occurs within ourselves,
Patience for growth and also patience for things that we are wanting like maybe a new job or a family or a partner or to get married.
Now what comes along with patience though and what's really important to bring in with this patience is trust.
If we don't trust in our own growth,
If we don't trust that we will find this partner or have this family then patience will not show up.
So allow your eyes to close wherever you are right now unless of course you are driving but this is a better meditation to do with closed eyes,
A soft body and just feeling completely relaxed.
You're welcome to lie down or sit up,
It's up to you.
And just keeping this gaze nice and soft,
Allowing your breaths to be natural.
Maybe you have some more expansive breaths that begin to step in.
And bringing any softness to any tight parts of the body.
And allowing yourself to picture yourself in a particular situation that you are not feeling very patient about right now.
So this could be a situation with your partner,
Maybe he or she is not doing the right thing at the right time.
This could be patience towards finishing the book that you are working on or the project that you have been diving into.
Just think of a very specific moment that patience would really support you.
And picture yourself in this moment.
Watch it as if it's happening in front of you on a screen.
Like you're watching a movie at a movie theater.
Watching this slightly impatient situation.
And noticing how deteriorating it may feel to simply be in a space of impatience.
And instead,
Allow yourself to bring in trust.
Trust that this is going to work out the way that it's meant to.
Trust that you will resolve this conflict with your partner.
Trust that you will finish this project.
Trust that you will complete this book.
Trust in yourself because you have the ability to make these things happen.
And trust in the universe and in the rest of the world.
Trust that everything is going to happen the way that it needs to happen.
For the growth and personal evolution of yourself and of everybody involved.
Just trust that it's all going to work out in the exact way that it needs to.
Just take a deep breath and trust.
And notice that when you have this trust,
You have so much more patience because you're in a space of openness and acceptance of whatever it is that you need.
Of whatever it is that is meant to happen.
Just really take this time to intentionally trust.
And take as many deep breaths as you need to watch yourself shift from impatience to patience.
And as you feel ready in your own time,
You may slowly open your eyes and repeat this meditation as many times as you may need.
And maybe even if you want to bring it to the next level,
Following through with a commitment right now.
What is something that you can do to embody greater trust of everything just working out?
Or what is something that you can do to embody greater patience for something working out?
