Welcome to your meditation on a leaf.
You can use a leaf or a special rock that you have or that you find,
Or really any object that you can locate that piques your curiosity and brings you joy.
You begin by settling in with the object in your hands,
Beginning to gently run your fingers over the texture.
You feel any ridges or bumps.
And to fully experience,
You close your eyes and continue to trace your finger along its edges,
Coming fully into this experience with all of your awareness on your perception and experience of this object.
You delight in the details.
You delight in slowing down.
You delight in noticing the beauty around you.
You gently open your eyes and softly gaze at the object.
You notice colors,
Small details.
You inspect with curiosity,
Childlike wonder.
And with the doors of perception within you wide open and the analytical mind shut down,
There's no need to think about where the object came from or how long it's been around.
It's here now,
As are you.
You hold the object up to the light.
Notice the way the light plays on it,
Looking for gleams,
Glints,
Sparkles as you turn it around.
You notice the object's weight.
Perhaps you gently run it across your cheek,
Hold it out afar.
Your enjoyment and delight continue to rise as you connect with creation,
Beauty,
And the peace of being here now.
You close your eyes again,
Continuing to touch and move the item in your hands.
You imagine in your mind's eye that object.
As if you were blind,
You use your fingers to create the image of the object in your mind.
You allow your imagination to make changes to the object.
Perhaps a bright light behind it.
Perhaps it changes color.
Perhaps it even morphs completely.
There's so much magic in the world.
With that image in your mind's eye,
You place the object down and take one hand,
Place it on your heart and the other on your belly.
You take a big,
Deep,
Present breath,
Exploring yourself just as you did the object.
Recognizing that any beauty you saw in that object,
That beauty is within you infinite-fold.
That you are meant to be treasured and admired.
And that you are a creature of cosmic wonder.
Allow feelings of well-being and awe to flood through you as you continue to breathe with your hand on your heart.
You are exquisite.
You are beautiful.
You are an integral part of creation and you are an active participant in your existence.
You have a universe around you and within you.
Open your eyes.
Take a look around.
Drinking in your surroundings.
Drinking in your environment.
Drinking in how you feel.
Everything is interesting.
Everything is beautiful.
