Wonder Leads The Way

Some seasons it feels like life is out to get you. Wonder is a way out. This short guided meditation is one of the ways I've found to help me when I'm feeling discouraged or burnt out. May it help you on your journey as well.

Transcript

Begin by taking a few grounding breaths to center yourself in the present moment.

Follow your breath fully in and fully out.

Have you found yourself discouraged and disappointed with life?

Does it sometimes feel like life is out to get you and that you're constantly climbing up a series of never-ending hill after hill after hill?

This is exhausting and can drain your precious life energy.

When life feels so overwhelming,

You get to choose your path forward.

Does your chosen path often feel like you're hiding from unpleasant situations and pain?

What if I could offer you a way out?

What if when everything in life felt like it was wrong,

You turned to wonder and awe?

When you experience wonder and feel awe,

You find new perspectives on your circumstances that can empower you to overcome discouragement and disconnection.

Wonder fills you with possibilities.

Wonder is positive and uplifting.

Wonder leads to happiness and joy.

When you feel discouraged,

Instead of focusing your precious energy on attention on what may be wrong,

Can you spend that energy searching for something that sparks awe in your soul?

Can you find wonder by leaning more into the present moment?

Wonder can be found when you are using all of your senses.

Can you find more wonder by getting closer to things in your life?

Whatever does give you a sense of wonder,

Can you put yourself in places or situations to engineer more of those moments?

When you find yourself in a state of awe,

Savor it.

Don't rush.

Slow down.

Committing to a practice of seeking out wonder gives you something to always look forward to,

To a life filled with constant surprise and delight,

And you deserve to be delighted.

You deserve a life of surprise.

You deserve a life filled with joy and wonder and awe.

I invite you to spend the remainder of your time in this session contemplating ways to invite more wonder and awe into your life.

Thank you for taking time out today to invite more ways to bring wonder and awe into your life.

May you find it wherever you look.

Be well.