You are exactly where you are supposed to be in this very moment.
I am so proud of you for taking this time to focus on yourself.
This is going to be just a brief practice right now.
I am Maria,
But it doesn't really matter what my name is.
We are here for you.
Quite often people will ask me how do they figure out what their gifts are.
Right now I'd like to take you through a little bit of a visualization meditation to access your gifts.
I'd like to invite you to get into a seated position.
I'm going to guide you through this meditation.
I hope you have a headset on so you can hear my voice clearly.
I want to assure you that I am not going to ask you to participate with your voice in this particular time that we have together.
You can just relax and enjoy.
Please place your hands gently on the tops of your thighs,
Palms up or down.
It doesn't really matter for this practice.
Relax your shoulders.
Relax your upper arms,
Your elbows,
Your forearms.
Gently breathe at your own pace in through your nose and out through your nose or whatever way is comfortable for you.
In,
Out,
Allowing the air to nourish every cell in your body.
I'd like you to think back to when you were a child.
Think back to a time when someone paid you a compliment.
It could be the smallest of tasks that someone noticed.
Something so simple as you have a beautiful smile.
Something so simple as you always seem to ask great questions.
Something so simple as you are so organized.
Maybe you were good at cleaning your room.
Maybe you were good at not forgetting your lunch at home.
Maybe when you received this compliment you felt like it was silly.
Perhaps you assumed everybody knew how to do that thing.
Keep breathing at your own pace.
What did it make you feel like when someone complimented you?
I'd like you to move forward in your life,
In your memories.
Did you receive a similar compliment at another time,
At another age,
At another stage in your life?
Sometimes we receive repeated messages throughout our lifetimes about things that may come so easily to us that we do not pay them the attention that they deserve.
There are so many different attributes that we all possess.
It's okay if the compliment in your mind also applies to many other people.
The way in which you nourish this gift is different than any other person in the world.
The same gift in separate people projects a different energy,
A beautiful,
Unique energy.
Your gift is not common.
Your gift is unique to you.
Your gift is meant to be nourished.
Your gift is meant to shine.
Your gift is meant to lead.
Your gift is meant to be an example to others,
To emulate your behavior.
You are a light.
You are an amazing example of what this gift can become.
I'd like to invite you to focus on this moment knowing that you have wielded this gift.
You have cooperated with your highest self,
The divine God,
Whatever you resonate with,
Wherever you believe this gift has come from.
You have cooperated and strengthened this gift.
You have the courage to acknowledge your responsibility,
To stand taller,
To feel your feet planted more firmly in the knowledge that you are here to share this gift.
You have done this thing.
You are doing it now.
You are the embodiment of this gift.
You don't just perform a task.
You are a gift living this gift.
I'd like to ask you to focus on the future,
Moving forward with this gift in mind,
How you are going to share this gift,
Whether it is by teaching,
By complimenting other people on their gifts to help nourish them.
Or perhaps you are going to be louder about your gift.
You are amazing.
I'd like to invite you to imagine that you are writing this gift down on a piece of paper with your hand.
My gift is.
.
.
I'd like to invite you to allow a gentle smile to grace your face.
Gently tilt your chin down towards your chest a little bit to release the energy in the back of your neck.
Turn your head a little bit from side to side,
Whatever is comfortable for you.
And bring your chin up again with your eyes closed.
See a beautiful bright light at the front of your forehead.
Maybe that smile gets bigger.
Thank you for joining me.
Go ahead and open your eyes whenever you are ready and move forward into your life.
Shining as bright as you were meant to.
