Hello and welcome.
This meditation has been specially curated for you,
To connect you to your heart and your deepest purpose,
To your universal importance.
So I encourage you,
If you are able to,
To enjoy this meditation out in nature,
Sitting in the grass or on your porch or even by an open window.
Settle into a comfortable position and join me in taking a deep breath in and a soft breath out.
Again in through the nose and out through the mouth.
One more breath,
Filling your lungs completely and hold that at the top.
And release with a slow controlled breath.
Now allow your breath to fall into a natural rhythm and close down your eyes if you have not done so already.
And as you allow yourself to sink into this relaxed state,
Bring your awareness to the sounds and sensations around you.
Gently bring your attention closer to your sphere,
To your breath and to your heartbeat,
To the feel of the earth beneath you.
And together I would like us to ponder a question.
From where is my worth derived?
From whom or where does it come?
How often is it that we do not consciously choose the answer but simply allow the world around us to make that decision for us?
It's incredibly human and natural for us to simply hand over our scales of determining value and capability.
Yet we never agreed to these scales,
These external measures of freedom,
Of productivity,
Appearance,
Of achievements or approvals.
After all,
How could we ever hope to shine when the mechanisms for determining our worth change and shift day in and day out?
Now turn to that inner knowing and ask what is worth truly?
What measure could possibly be adequate for something as sacred and expansive as the human spirit?
Just as it is impossible to cage something that is infinite,
It is a fruitless endeavor to contain our potential and purpose by appraisals so insignificant.
You are a divine being with a divine inheritance,
Given by a universal creator,
By life itself,
And it is a burning sacred spark within you.
Take a deep breath as you dive deeper into that knowing.
Breathe into that sacred spark.
And with these next few breaths,
Feel or imagine the breeze softly blowing across your skin.
What worth does the breeze have?
Do we assign a value to the blue of the sky or the song of a bird?
We do not require the ocean to justify its beauty.
We do not demand the trees earn their place in the forest or question how the mountains dare to stand so tall.
They exist fully as they are,
And they do so because they belong.
And so do you.
You are not separate from this living world.
You are the sky,
The bird song,
The grass and the soil.
Your very spirit is entwined with the wind and the ocean waves.
Like them,
You are glorious and beautiful and alive.
You are a soul moving through the universe,
Seeking light and nourishment,
Love and deep truth.
So plant and extend those roots.
Move and flow like the wind.
Shine like the sun.
Because you do not dim.
You do not cower.
And you do not yield.
Rest here for a moment,
Breathing slowly,
Deeply and with purpose.
And as you return to yourself in this space,
Hold this truth within your heart.
Revisit it and care for it.
You,
My friend,
Were never meant to shrink yourself into numbers and expectations or comparisons obscurely constructed by society.
You were meant to become,
To expand,
To live fully and love deeply.
And your worth has been with you all along.
Thank you for joining me today.
My name is Mariette and I'll see you next time.
